matchbook

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== matchbook (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. Hypernym: book (elliptically synonymous) Coordinate term: matchbox ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From match +‎ book, since the mid-19th century or earlier. ==== Noun ==== matchbook (plural matchbooks) (archaic, uncommon) A book in which data from sports matches is recorded. Hypernyms: book, record Near-synonym: scorebook ===== Related terms ===== === Anagrams === bookmatch