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cellophane

[ sel-uh-feyn ]

noun

  1. a transparent, paperlike product of viscose, impervious to moisture, germs, etc., used to wrap and package food, tobacco, etc.


adjective

  1. of, made of, or resembling cellophane.

Cellophane

/ ˈsɛləˌfeɪn /

noun

  1. a flexible thin transparent sheeting made from wood pulp and used as a moisture-proof wrapping


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cellophane1

First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cellophane1

C20: from cellulose + -phane

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Example Sentences

His uniform was too tight and was wrapped around his doughy body like cellophane.

The buckwheat with pork fat and boiled potatoes is served in cellophane bowls and is fresh and tasty.

The 46-look collection consisted of drop-waist skirts, cellophane cocktail dresses, and translucent and tinsel fabrics.

A sweet-looking guy auditions by singing “Mr. Cellophane” from Chicago; what kind of kid sings “Mr. Cellophane”?

She reminded me of a great loaf of white bread, plumped down on the sofa in its cellophane wrapping.

Surprisingly enough, some industries such as the tobacco industry and the rayon and cellophane industries expanded considerably.

The cellophane came unsealed with surprising ease: so did the revenue stamp.

I coated the wounds with grafting-wax, latex, cellophane, asphalt and paraffine.

With the hunger gnawing at his stomach, Nick took a cellophane wrapped pie from the counter and began eating it.

Earlier in the afternoon we had taken out of cellophane bags here the clothing of the President.

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