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- noun Plural form of
matchbox .
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Examples
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Matt Lee's gallery of matchboxes from the subcontinent highlights the lovely art that adorns these little bits of ephemera: "The random and disparate juxtapositions of the imagery encapsulate the mix of historic, mythological and contemporary visual culture in India."
Boing Boing 2009
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However, today’s busy lifestyle and living in matchboxes leave neither time nor room for outdoor games.
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The playful design of the building comes with the use of prefabricated concrete "matchboxes", which are stacked on top of each other.
Ecofriend 2009
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The playful design of the building comes with the use of prefabricated concrete "matchboxes", which are stacked on top of each other.
Ecofriend 2009
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OT I know but, Bob, where can I get one of those matchboxes?
Ruralshire Policing Pledge « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Given the clear lyrical precedent for using (or attempting to use) matchboxes as luggage, are matchboxes next on the list of things to be granted immunity?
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Across the border in Afghanistan, US soldiers distributed matchboxes with Bin Laden's picture and details of a $25m bounty.
Osama bin Laden's last hours come into focus as White House revises its story 2011
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It's puzzling that more men don't utilize them as desk status symbols, let alone for piles of poker chips, matchboxes, business cards, cuff links and medals of honor.
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Since I was young I collected everything from matchboxes to gum wrappers to stamps.
Trading His Gavel In For a Mouse Son Yong-Suk 2011
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There are societies to celebrate antique cars or guns, baseball cards or matchboxes.
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