touch-papers

A form of touch-paper — a strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of touch-paper
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touch-papers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-papers

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“touch-papers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-papers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touch-papers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-papers.

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