noun
- plural of lucifer; friction matches that ignite by striking
Usage: archaic; British
Examples
- The old man kept a box of lucifers on the mantelpiece.
- She struck one of the lucifers to light the candle.
- The shopkeeper sold lucifers alongside other household items.
- Before modern lighters, people relied on lucifers for fire.
- The damp lucifers wouldn’t strike properly.
- He carried a small tin of lucifers in his pocket.