GLASSINE

Etymology

Noun

glassine (countable and uncountable, plural glassines)

A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.

Smooth, non-absorbing, grease- and moisture-resistant, super-calendered paper.

(philately, usually used as a plural) A small stamp packet made from glassine paper.

Anagrams

• Sinegals, gainless, gas lines, leasings, lignases, sealings

Source: Wiktionary



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