¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matchsticks
1. matchstick [n] - See also: matchstick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matchsticks
Literary usage of Matchsticks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Black River by Justin Clemens (2007)
"... because love painstakingly assembles all the detail as if building a house of
matchsticks or rather a hollow horse of matchsticks on which to ride. ..."
2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
""They broke down trees as if they were matchsticks and were over the barricades
like elephants. The Boches were thoroughly scared. "They came running out of ..."
3. Essential Skills in Mathematics: A Comparative Analysis of American and by John A. Dossey, Lois Peak, Dawn Nelson (1997)
"Item D16 requires students to abstract a pattern from an arrangement of matchsticks
and evaluate their pattern for the case of 20 squares. ..."
4. Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8 by JoAnn Portalupi, Ralph J. Fletcher (2001)
"When big storms hit, homes built on the shoreline may be smashed into matchsticks.
The cost of insuring and rebuilding such homes is extremely high. ..."
5. Reminiscences of My childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (1906)
"... words: " I don't delude myself into supposing that I can stop the Prussians
with the matchsticks that are being planted on the ramparts. ..."
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