matchflare

English

Etymology

From match +‎ flare.

Noun

matchflare (plural matchflares)

1. The flaring of a lit match.
   • 1979, Irving Layton, Droppings from Heaven:

     I am a matchflare / you are another / Together / for an instant / we pierce the surrounding / dark

   • 2000, Anthony Lawrence, In the Half Light:

     In the next matchflare I saw names carved into a dry section over my head: Vivian, David, Robert, Mel.