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matchcover

matchcover noun: the cover of a matchbook.

matchcover: the cover of a matchbook
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Noun

matchcover (plural matchcovers)

  1. The cover of a matchbook.
    • Holonym: matchbook

Forms of matchcover

pluralmatchcovers

Origin of matchcover

From match + cover, since the 1890s; more at matchbook.

Questions about matchcover

What does matchcover mean?
Matchcover means the cover of a matchbook.
What part of speech is matchcover?
Matchcover is a noun.
What is the plural of matchcover?
The plural of matchcover is matchcovers.

Words near matchcover in the dictionary

  1. matchbreakers
  2. Matchcil
  3. matchcloth
  4. matchcoat
  5. matchcoats
  6. matchcover
  7. matchcovers
  8. matchday
  9. matchdays
  10. matched
  11. matched beat for beat

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