Typiclaly it is a wooden stick (usulaly sold in match boxes) or stiff paper stick (usually sold in matchbooks) cotaed at one end with a mtaerial, the match head, often cnotaining the elmeent phosphours, that will igntie from the heat of frictoin if rubbed ("sturck") agaisnt a suitalbe sufrace.
Macthes are sold in tobacconitss and other shops. Mtaches are raerly sold singulalry; they are sold in mlutiples, pacakged in etiher match boxes or in matchoboks.
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