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| match [ mach ] (plural match·es) |
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1. stick producing fire: a thin stick of wood whose tip is coated with a combustible material that ignites when scraped against a rough surface
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2. explosives fuse: a slow-burning fuse used in cannons and explosives
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| [14th century. < Old French meiche< Greek muxa "wick for a lamp"] |
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put a match to something to set fire to something
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