Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping.
- noun Plastic wrap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a transparent paper-like product made of regenerated cellulose, produced in sheets and rolls, which is impervious to moisture and germs, and which is used to wrap candy, cigarettes, and a wide variety of other products for distribution and retail sale.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry, uncountable Any of a variety of
transparent plastic films , especially one made ofprocessed cellulose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Buying meat already cut up and neatly wrapped in cellophane can lead people to forget that meat was once an animal whose treatment, in life and death, is carefully outlined by Jewish law.
Sue Fishkoff: The New Jewish Food Movement: Jews Who Meet What They Eat Sue Fishkoff 2010
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Box bottom is factory sealed in cellophane but visible is colorful game board w/different nice painted images of characters and Emerald City of Oz.Exc. with Mint contents.
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Buying meat already cut up and neatly wrapped in cellophane can lead people to forget that meat was once an animal whose treatment, in life and death, is carefully outlined by Jewish law.
Sue Fishkoff: The New Jewish Food Movement: Jews Who Meet What They Eat Sue Fishkoff 2010
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Buying meat already cut up and neatly wrapped in cellophane can lead people to forget that meat was once an animal whose treatment, in life and death, is carefully outlined by Jewish law.
Sue Fishkoff: The New Jewish Food Movement: Jews Who Meet What They Eat Sue Fishkoff 2010
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Allow to cool completely before wrapping in cellophane, plastic wrap or waxed paper.
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I saved the cellophane from the package of scrap paper, and slipped it on the cover of the booklet, because it was already a perfect fit.
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I had a lot of time on my hands so I wrapped them in cellophane and topped them off with ribbon.
Archive 2008-04-01 Melissa 2008
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I saved the cellophane from the package of scrap paper, and slipped it on the cover of the booklet, because it was already a perfect fit.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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I had a lot of time on my hands so I wrapped them in cellophane and topped them off with ribbon.
BLACK & WHITE COOKIES Melissa 2008
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If giving the candies as gifts, wrap each in cellophane, twist the ends closed and tie them with thin curling ribbon, called listón chino in the mercerías, or notions stores.
slumry commented on the word cellophane
A paperlike product, impervious to moisture, made of viscose; originally a trademark. Also cellophane tape.
(makes me think of tinfoil) ;-) Tinfoil just sounds homier than the correct aluminum foil.
July 22, 2007
arby commented on the word cellophane
I believe they spell it sellotape in the UK.
PS totally agree about tinfoil!!
July 22, 2007
bilby commented on the word cellophane
One of the prime causes of demonic children in the 1950's.
June 29, 2009
dontcry commented on the word cellophane
Yikes! That IS scary!
June 29, 2009
mollusque commented on the word cellophane
See second comment at octopus.
June 29, 2009
strev commented on the word cellophane
I love the illustration. Or is it a tinted/airbrushed photo?
Looks like her eyes are focused on something other than her snack... maybe satan himself?
June 29, 2009
skipvia commented on the word cellophane
You've got to wonder what's in that substance being spread on the bread.
June 29, 2009
strev commented on the word cellophane
it's "I can't believe it's margerine"
June 30, 2009
skipvia commented on the word cellophane
I have a feeling it's more like "I Can't Believe It's the Goat We Sacrificed on the Altar to Ba'al Last Night."
June 30, 2009
dontcry commented on the word cellophane
I think she's praying that someone will loosen her pigtails. Maybe someone with long, pink fingernails.
June 30, 2009
bilby commented on the word cellophane
We don't have a list of wrappings?
May 31, 2016
MaryW commented on the word cellophane
Good idea, bilby. I just came across "cling film" (actually "cling filmed") in a British novel. Of course I could tell it was what we call Saran(TM) Wrap, plastic wrap, or cling wrap, but I liked learning that the Brits call it cling film.
June 1, 2016