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allumettes

allumettes is the plural of allumette.

Meaning of allumette

Noun

allumette (plural allumettes)

  1. A matchstick.
    • The fabrication of chemical allumettes occupies in the environs of Paris more than a thousand workmen.1847, editorial staff, “Friction Matches”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 73
  2. A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; French fries.

Questions about allumettes

What is allumettes the plural of?
Allumettes is the plural of allumette.

Words near allumettes in the dictionary

  1. alludes
  2. alludeth
  3. alluding
  4. allulose
  5. allumette
  6. allumettes
  7. allumeuse
  8. allumeuses
  9. alluminate
  10. alluminated
  11. alluminates

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