Etymology

matchbook

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Today it means: A small assemblage of cut and folded paperboard comprising a folded sheet (the matchcover) and some rows of matches (paperboard strips with the ends dipped to produce the matchheads), generally with a striker on the outside. Full definition →

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matchbook · noun1

From match + book, since the 1890s. Paper matches were developed in the 1880s; folded books containing them, and the strike-on-cover concept, were developed in the 1890s; more in Wikipedia at matchbook.

matchbook · noun2

From match + book, since the mid-19th century or earlier.

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