parlour match

noun

A low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.

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Meanings

nounparlour match (plural parlour matches)

plural parlour matches · alternative parlor match

  1. UKarchaicA low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur to slow the combustion of the matchstick.
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APA

parlour match. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlour%20match

MLA

“parlour match.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlour%20match. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlour match,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlour%20match.

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