kitchen match

noun

1. a wooden friction match with a large head, used especially for igniting gas ovens or burners.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchen match¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

It’s surprising how often a little creativity leads to a perfect kitchen match.

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Liyana slipped outside with the front page and the box of kitchen matches.

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The late general-assignment reporter Bob Barr was lighting his pipe in the newsroom, throwing his kitchen match into his nearby wastebasket.

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Then, from a nearby worktable, he retrieved a box of kitchen matches.

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The mechanical illuminated dial featured a sleeve at the top of the clock into which you would insert an unlit kitchen match.

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