matchstick


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
matchstick/ˈmatʃstɪk/
noun
  • 1 the stem of a match.
  • 2 a long, thin piece: cut the vegetables into matchsticks.

    ■ [as modifier] Brit. (of a figure) drawn using thin straight lines.

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