Vesta

(noun.) the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered.

(noun.) (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia.

手打:西尔维亚

• The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It was a wax vesta half burned, which was so coated with mud that it looked at first like a little chip of wood. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The Temple of Vesta might have sprung up anew from its ruins, expressly to lend its countenance to the occasion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He is a professional beggar, though in order to avoid the police regulations he pretends to a small trade in wax vestas. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.

校对:韦恩