adhesive tape

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noun
  1. cotton or other fabric coated with an adhesive substance, used for covering minor injuries on the skin, holding a bandage in place, etc.

Origin of adhesive tape

1
First recorded in 1930–34

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How to use adhesive tape in a sentence

  • The turnbuckles must now be generously greased, and served round with adhesive tape.

  • He lay upon the floor of Hooven's house, bare to the waist, bandages of adhesive tape reeved about his abdomen and shoulder.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris
  • The bridge is provided with spray-cloths made from white adhesive tape, as outlined in Chapter 9.

    Boys' Book of Model Boats | Raymond Francis Yates
  • Small brass brads are driven into the top of the pilot-house, and white adhesive tape is placed on the brads, as pictured.

    Boys' Book of Model Boats | Raymond Francis Yates
  • He pressed a pad of gauze against the wound, and secured it with adhesive tape.