CELLOPHANE

cellophane

(noun) a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cellophane (countable and uncountable, plural cellophanes)

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

Verb

cellophane (third-person singular simple present cellophanes, present participle cellophaning, simple past and past participle cellophaned)

(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.

Source: Wiktionary



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