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Definition of Matchstick
1. Noun. A short thin stick of wood used in making matches.
Definition of Matchstick
1. Noun. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. ¹
2. Noun. Any similarly small and thin pieces; frequently used in the plural. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matchstick
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matchstick
Literary usage of Matchstick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1916)
"... gives the following method for securely sealing gelatin capsules: "Make a
small mop of a piece of cotton on the end of a matchstick, leaving a point ..."
2. Manual of First-Aid Practices for School Bus Drivers by William R. Nesbitt (1998)
"Still another method is to place a matchstick or similar rigid object at the base
of the upper lid; grasp the upper eyelashes and pull the lid out, ..."
3. Development Is Back by Jorge Braga de Macedo, Colm Foy, Charles Oman (2002)
"We visited the big bauxite and aluminium operation in Fria, a banana and pineapple
plantation, a matchstick factory and a model state farm run by a group of ..."
4. An Unentangled Knowing: Lessons in Training the Mind by Upasika K. Nanayon (1998)
"If it doesn't stop at the matchhead, it'll burn the matchstick. If it doesn't
stop with the matchstick, and meets anything flammable, it can grow into an ..."
5. What Is Hinduism?: Modern Adventures Into a Profound Global Faith by Editors of Hinduism Today, Hinduism Today Magazine Editors (2007)
"It is noteworthy that on Dipavali the first lamp is lit with a matchstick, after
which that lamp is used to light the whole array of lamps inside and ..."
6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"... pain in the tongue since the operation. Where can the lingual nerve be reached?
It may be felt as a cord the size of a matchstick just internal to the ..."
7. Capital (1888)
"Therefore, such a practice should be strictly prohibited since a lighted matchstick
or a cigarette stub carelessly thrown may cause a disastrous fire. ..."
8. Aeroplane Structures by Alfred John Sutton Pippard, John Laurence (1919)
"The sample should be then cut into small strips about the sine of a matchstick,
and these strips then weighed. They are then placed in an oven at a constant ..."
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