vesta
灶王爷,灶台,灶具,种皮
Definitions
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- : Classical Mythology. the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- : Astronomy. the second largest and by far the brightest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1807 and located in the asteroid belt. See also Ceres, Hygieia, Pallas.
- : British. a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
- : a female given name.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Eight hours later, Fleetwing arrived, with Vesta just over an hour behind her.
The Vesta turned north, going off course to avoid the worst of it.
On the planet Vesta, there are plenty of crystals to treasure.
Vesta was, of course, worshipped at the hearth by the women, who most often used it in the preparation of the domestic meals.
In Rome the temple of Vesta is the king's hearth, situated, as one would expect, in close proximity to the regia.
The two men there could see the dark outline of his anxious face as he lighted a vesta to aid him in seeing what was going on.
Hestia (Roman Vesta) presided over the private hearths and homesteads of the Greeks, and imparted to them a sacred character.
And looking back on that wreck of a room, I reflected how congenial Jaffery must have found his surroundings on board the Vesta.