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A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.] Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. Milton.

Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names." B. Jonson.

urn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings. His breath kindleth coals. Job xii. 21.

To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light.

A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock.]

That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.

A friction match. [U.S.]

property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. Assured loss before the match be played. Shak.

thing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc. He won the match by three sets to love. The Field.

A match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco. See Locofoco.

The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.

A hand or match at dice. Prior. Thackeray.

Matchless. [Obs.] Chaucer.

One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow…

A suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. Milton.

swords with one, to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's.

To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or…

, a gauge for determining the angle of a miter. -- Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle. See Miter, 2. -- Miter shell (Zoö…

A match used in firing guns or blasting. Field mouse, Flying mouse, etc. See under Field, Flying, etc. -- Mouse bird (Zoöl.), a coly. -- Mouse deer (Zoöl.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil. -- Mouse galago (Zoöl.), a very small West American galago (Galago murinus). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bush…

A game at cards which depends upon building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.