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touch-paper

touch-paper noun: a strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc.

Noun

touch-paper (plural touch-papers)

  1. a strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc.

Forms of touch-paper

pluraltouch-papers

Phrases with touch-paper

Questions about touch-paper

What does touch-paper mean?
Touch-paper means a strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc.
What part of speech is touch-paper?
Touch-paper is a noun.
What is the plural of touch-paper?
The plural of touch-paper is touch-papers.

Words near touch-paper in the dictionary

  1. touch-me-not-ishness
  2. touch-me-nots
  3. touch-move rule
  4. touch-needle
  5. touch-needles
  6. touch-paper
  7. touch-papers
  8. touch-phone
  9. touch-phones
  10. touch-screen
  11. touch-screens

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