touch-paper

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touch-paper

noun touch-papers

a strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc.

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noun a strip of impregnated paper used as a fuse

Français	papier nitraté

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@misc{touch_paper_2026,
  title = {touch-paper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touch-paper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}