TOUCHPAPER

Noun

touchpaper (plural touchpapers)

Alternative spelling of touch-paper

Source: Wiktionary


Touch"-pa`per, n.

Definition: Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 June 2025

ADMIRABLE

(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; ā€œan estimable young professorā€; ā€œtrains ran with admirable precisionā€; ā€œhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā€


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