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- noun Plural form of
matchbook .
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Examples
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Back to the future 2 prop replica, Biffs matchbooks
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Their photos are on the beer-bottle holders, coasters, and matchbooks customers use.
US DEA Takes 'Most Wanted' Campaign to Thai Entertainment Districts 2011
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At the same time, steeped in the Ashcan school's ethic of portraying the truth of urban life, Mr. Davis expanded the definition of what constituted "life" to include consumer culture—eggbeaters, matchbooks, cigarette packs and bottles of mouthwash.
A Painting That Pulses With a Jazz Feeling Judith H. Dobrzynski 2011
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Cougarlicious players tried to snag kisses from "Nate the Bait" while matching symbols like motel-room keys and lipstick-kissed matchbooks.
Gamblers Swarm Aqueduct Shelly Banjo 2011
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I was nonchalant with it, taking pictures not for posterity but for the same reason people hold on to restaurant matchbooks or tuck a few seashells in their luggage.
It's Your Camera Calling Kevin Sintumuang 2011
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On display were museum pieces, like vintage Playboy Club matchbooks and a vintage felt Mr. Rabbit costume.
Ferraris & the Female Form Marshall Heyman 2011
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Their values are kind of strict and a conversation about matchbooks is incredibly intellectual all of a sudden.
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Their values are kind of strict and a conversation about matchbooks is incredibly intellectual all of a sudden.
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Bob Milhous collected matchbooks as a kid and moved on to antique cars; more than 30 are for sale, including a 1912 Oldsmobile Limited Tourabout, estimated at $1.4 million to $1.6 million, and a 1934 Packard Convertible Victoria believed to have once been owned by a friend of actress Bette Davis, priced to sell for $150,000 to $250,000.
From Old Cars to an Orchestrion Ellen Gamerman 2011
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Judging by the age of the sign, they might even have matchbooks.
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