matchhead
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editmatchhead (plural matchheads)
- The head of a match.
- 1999, Stephen King, 1408:
- He struck the match and immediately touched it to the others in the book. There was a ffffhut! sound, a strong whiff of burning sulfur that went into his head like a whiff of smelling salts, and a bright flare of matchheads.