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matchstick
/ ˈæʃˌɪ /
noun
- the wooden part of a match
adjective
- made with or as if with matchsticks
a matchstick model
- (esp of figures drawn with single strokes) thin and straight
matchstick men
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of matchstick1
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This weekend, LS Lowry will also be added to the list when a new, free immersive experience brings his trademark matchstick men to life at Salford's Lowry arts centre.
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In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
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Her log house is on a hill in the woods, away from the lakefront homes that collapsed like matchsticks in the hurricane.
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The trees still standing are charred and warped like burnt matchsticks.
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Dark grey ash blankets the ground on hills encircling Varnavas, while pine trees have taken on the appearance of used matchsticks.
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