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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
DEF

... the round or rectangular, rigid stick that, tipped with a flammable substance, constitutes a match.

DEF

The slender length of wood or other fairly rigid material used in making matches.

OBS

match-splint; match-stalk: According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, these terms are chiefly British.

Key term(s)
  • match-stick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Tige de bois ou de carton imprégnée à une extrémité d'un produit susceptible de s'enflammer par friction.

Key term(s)
  • bûchette

Spanish

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