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Significats de book matches en anglès

A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface.

        Sinònims
        Examples for "safety match"
        Examples for "safety match"
        1
        Lighting it with a common safety match, he puffed away ecstatically.
        Midnight at the well of souls
        2
        But all the same, that safety match is tormenting me frightfully.
        The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
        3
        The so-called safety match of the present time was invented in the year 1855.
        Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization
        4
        The safety match was invented shortly after the Civil War.
        The new yorker
        5
        A hand reached into the pocket of the leather jacket, withdrew a safety match.
        White fire
        Ús de book matches en anglès
        1
        The industry estimates that book matches & safety matches will be scarce for about six months.
        The new yorker
        2
        There were two cartons of paper book matches and at least two dozen boxes of Diamond Blue Tips, neatly stacked up.
        Misery