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cellophane

[sel-uh-feyn] / ˈsɛl əˌfeɪn /


NOUN
plastic wrap
Synonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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One comes in a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag; the other is tucked into one of those sweet little Kraft paper bags with a quaint cellophane window.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

As a corrido played in the background, Panfilo Maldonado and Juan Aleman worked silently, efficiently, opening boxes, spilling bundles over a long table, stripping out the cellophane.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Trees and shrubbery made from green paper littered the rig, particularly on the helipad, where a farm thrived under a transparent cellophane biodome.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

She had even wrapped the cookies in gay red cellophane.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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