Meanings
matchbook1
plural matchbooks
- 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.
My company had matchbooks printed with the corporate logo as giveaway promotional items.
matchbook2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA book in which data from sports matches is recorded.
Origin
matchbook · noun
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.
Full word history & related roots →matchbook · noun
From match + book, since the mid-19th century or earlier.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch luciferboekje
- luciferboekjea small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches
Finnish tulitikkuvihko
- tulitikkuvihkoa small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches
German Streichholzbriefchen
- Streichholzbriefchena small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches
Italian portafiammiferi
- portafiammiferia small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches
Polish paczka zapałek tekturowych
- paczka zapałek tekturowycha small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches
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Cite this entry
matchbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchbook
“matchbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchbook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matchbook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchbook.
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