Locofoco+match
1Locofoco — Lo co*fo co, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L. loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was called so from a self lighting cigar, with a match composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New York, and called by… …
2locofoco — ☆ locofoco [lō΄kō fō′kō ] n. pl. locofocos [coined ( c. 1834) after LOCO(MOTIVE), interpreted as “self (moving)” + It fuoco, fire < L focus: see FOCUS: sense 2 from the use of such matches in Tammany Hall, Oct. 22, 1835, by one faction to… …
3locofoco — ˌlōkōˈfō(ˌ)kō noun ( s) Etymology: probably from locomotive (I) (self propelled) + Italian foco, fuoco fire, from Latin focus fireplace, hearth more at focus 1. : a match or cigar developed during the 19th century and capable of being ignited by… …
4locofoco — Lucifer Lu ci*fer, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.] [1913 Webster] 1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon. [1913 Webster] …
5Locofoco — noun (plural focos) Etymology: locofoco, a kind of friction match, probably from 1locomotive + Italian fuoco, foco fire, from Latin focus hearth Date: 1835 1. a member of a radical group of New York Democrats organized in 1835 in opposition to… …
6Locofoco — /loh koh foh koh/, n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party. 2. (l.c.) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century,… …
7match — Synonyms and related words: Congreve, Congreve match, Olympic games, Olympics, a world without end bargain, accompany, accord, accumulate, adjust, admit of comparison, adversary, affiliation, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, agree, align,… …
8match — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lucifer, vesta; linstock, fuse; complement, equal, peer; contest, bout; union, matrimony. See equality, contention, marriage, synchronism, imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An instrument to produce… …
9match — I n 1. mate, twin, double, look alike, counterpart, one of a pair, bird of a feather, Astron. comes; duplicate, copy, facsimile, replica, replication, reproduction, same thing, Inf. spit and image, Inf. spitting image, Sl. ringer. 2. parallel,… …
10lucifer match — Locofoco match, lucifer …
