Basic Guidelines For English Spellings
READ THESE ARTICLES
A short wooden or wax match.
Mid 19th century from the name of the goddess Vesta.
1Roman Mythology
The goddess of the hearth and household. Her temple in Rome contained no image but a fire which was kept constantly burning and was tended by the Vestal Virgins.
2Astronomy
Asteroid 4, discovered in 1807. It is the brightest asteroid and the third largest (diameter 501 km), and appears to consist of basaltic rock.