What is "sulphur match"

Usage examples of "sulphur match".

He broke out a sulphur match and struck it on the block and held it away until its acrid blue flame turned yellow.

And then a sulphur match was struck and burned a tiny blue until the wood caught, lighting his brother’.

That casual little act, the flare of a sulphur match, and the contented puff of blue tobacco smoke in the lantern light, probably saved Mark's life.

The sulphur match sputtered in the little red flame, and burned up steadily, casting a bright light over her thin, veined left hand.

He struck a sulphur match, watched it fizzle into a flame, and with some ceremony lighted the commissary's cigarette.

He put the stem of the loaded pipe to his lips, gave flame to it from a sulphur match, and took several encouraging puffs to get it going well before he continued.

There was quiet at last, quiet enough to hear the water gurgle and the snick and flare of a sulphur match.

There would be a tiny burst of flame out there like the striking of a sulphur match.

She finally took a sulphur match from the tin box, struck it, smoked a few puffs with eyes half shut and said, &quot.