Cigarette

A cigarette is a small paper-wrapped cylinder (generally less than 120mm in length and 10mm in diameter) of cured and shredded or cut tobacco leaves. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder for the purpose of inhalation of its smoke from the filtered end, inserted in the mouth. The term, as commonly used, typically refers to a tobacco cigarette, but can apply to similar devices containing other herbs, such as cannabis.

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A cigarette is distinguished from a cigar by its smaller size, use of processed leaf, and paper wrapping; cigars are typically composed entirely of whole leaf tobacco. Cigarettes were largely unknown in the English-speaking world before the Crimean War, when British soldiers began emulating their Ottoman Turkish comrades, who resorted to rolling their tobacco with newsprint.

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Herb: An herb (pronounced "hurb" in Commonwealth English and "urb" in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. The green, leafy part of the plant is typically used. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. A medicinal he...

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Cigarette related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Cigarette Factory	Donkey Cigarette Dispenser	Cigarette Box with Shagreen Sides 1928	American Liberty Cigarette
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Actress Sonia Braga Holding Cigarette	Actor Billy Bob Thornton Smoking a Cigarette July 22 2005	Giacomo Puccini Leans on the Pianoa Cigarette Dangling from the Side of His Mouth	Man in Top Hat Lights His Cigarette from That of His Female Companion