matchhead

plural matchheads · alternative match head · alternative match-head

1. The head of a match, especially the easily ignited and highly flammable head of a friction match.

   Holonym: match

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   He struck the match and immediately touched it to the others in the book. There was a ffffhut! sound, a strong whiff of burning sulfur that went into his head like a whiff of smelling salts, and a bright flare of matchheads.

   1999, Stephen King, 1408