Editing Match (section)

{{Short description|Device for lighting fires}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Redirect|Matchstick}}
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[[Image:Streichholz.jpg|thumb|An igniting match]]

A '''match''' is a tool for starting a [[fire]]. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff [[paper]]. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by [[friction]] generated by striking the match against a suitable surface.<ref name=oxford>{{cite book|year=1999|title=Concise Oxford Dictionary|edition=10|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|place=London}}</ref> Wooden matches are packaged in [[matchbox]]es, and paper matches are partially cut into rows and stapled into [[matchbook]]s. The coated end of a match, known as the match "head", consists of a bead of active ingredients and [[binder (material)|binder]], often colored for easier inspection. There are two main types of matches: safety matches, which can be struck only against a specially prepared surface, and strike-anywhere matches, for which any suitably frictional surface can be used.