eupyrion
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?]; see eu- and pyro-.
Noun
eupyrion (plural eupyrions)
- (archaic) An old device for obtaining a light instantaneously, such as a lucifer match.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for eupyrion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)