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matchbook

[mach-book] / ˈmætʃˌbʊk /
NOUN
safety match
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Think of something for their home that doesn’t claim space in yours, like a beautiful print, a sculptural objet d’art, or a framed matchbook from a favorite bar or restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Maybe it’s nostalgia — maybe it’s trendy aesthetics — or perhaps just old-school marketing, but restaurants across the country are bringing back the beloved matchbook.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

“Now, we just need to get the message out there about what an integral part matchbook collecting is of that history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

But Rebecca playing with the green matchbook and the green Army man together has me appropriately worried.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

A vocational school student had sent a matchbook application to a correspondence law school along with the required, but now missing, dollar bill.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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