smoking accessories [4]

Range of objects used for smoking tobacco in pipes, cigars or cigarettes.

cigar cutter

Device made of a perforated metal plate and a blade; it is used to clip a cigar’s head and tuck.

ring handle

Rounded part through which the finger is passed to hold the cigar cutter; the movable ring activates the blade.

blade

Sharp object with a movable blade that cuts off the cigar’s head or tuck when placed in the cigar cutter’s hole.

cigar

Roll made of pieces of tobacco leaves wrapped in a large high-grade leaf.

head

End of the cigar that is placed in the mouth; it must be clipped before the cigar is lit.

bunch

Body of the cigar made up of the cut tobacco leaves and the leaf that is wrapped around them.

tuck

Tip of the cigar that is to be lit; if the tuck is closed, it must be cut off before the cigar can be lit.

filler

Inside of a cigar made of two to four different kinds of tobacco leaves, which are cut moderately fine.

tobacco

Product made from the dried leaves of a nicotine-rich plant; the leaves are treated and made into cigars or cigarettes for smoking.

wrapper

Thin, very high-grade tobacco leaf used as a casing to wrap around a cigar.

cigar band

Paper ring that encircles the cigar bearing the manufacturer or brand name or a company logo.