matchbook

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — My company had matchbooks printed with the corporate logo as giveaway promotional items.
  2. A book in which data from sports matches is recorded. archaic,uncommon
    — Near-synonym: scorebook

词形变化

matchbooks plural matchbooks plural

词源

词源 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.
词源 2
From match + book, since the mid-19th century or earlier.
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