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Vesuvian

[ vuh-soo-vee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic.


noun

  1. (lowercase) a type of match formerly used for lighting cigars; fusee.

vesuvian

/ vɪˈsuːvɪən /

noun

  1. (esp formerly) a match for lighting cigars; fusee
  2. another name for vesuvianite


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Vesuvian1

First recorded in 1665–75; Vesuvi(us) + -an

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Vesuvian1

C18 (the mineral), C19 (the match): both named after Vesuvius

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Example Sentences

The Duke's vesuvian was sputtering in the spray and wind, and he got a good light before he answered.

Suffice it to say that one day Miles and his father had a Vesuvian meeting on the subject of the army.

At last the eruption became "Vesuvian," and the ashes from the crater threatened to re-bury Pompeii—we mean Ashcroft.

“Some few of them are sensible, though,” went on the latter, flaring up a vesuvian to light his pipe.

Still another of our well-remembered pensions was on the bright Vesuvian Bay.

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