bookmatch

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verb

To match (adjoining wood or stone surfaces) so that they mirror each other, creating the impression of an opened book.

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Meanings

verbbookmatch (third-person singular simple present bookmatches, present participle bookmatching, simple past and past participle bookmatched)

present singular third person bookmatches · participle present bookmatching · participle past bookmatched · past bookmatched · alternative book-match

  1. transitiveTo match (adjoining wood or stone surfaces) so that they mirror each other, creating the impression of an opened book.

Origin

From book + match.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

matchbook
Cite this entry
APA

bookmatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmatch

MLA

“bookmatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookmatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmatch.

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