vesta C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈves.tə/ UK /ˈves.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #42305 Meanings 1 noun historical: a short friction match, especially one made with a wax-coated stem He struck a wax vesta and held it close to the dark doorway. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a short... wax matchfriction match Word family Forms vestas Related forms matchtaperlucifer Etymology Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth and its sacred fire. Nineteenth-century match manufacturers applied the name to small friction matches, particularly wax vestas. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # vesta **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈves.tə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈves.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 42305 ## Meanings 1. historical: a short friction match, especially one made with a wax-coated stem ## Examples - He struck a wax vesta and held it close to the dark doorway. ## Synonyms - wax match - friction match ## Related Forms - match - taper - lucifer ## Etymology Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth and its sacred fire. Nineteenth-century match manufacturers applied the name to small friction matches, particularly wax vestas. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown