sellotape
See also: Sellotape
English edit
Etymology edit
From genericized trademark Sellotape, from cello(phane) + tape. The spelling with S- was to avoid an existing trademark on the word Cellophane itself.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural sellotapes)
- (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Adhesive tape.
- Synonyms: (US) Scotch tape, (Britain, Australia) sticky tape
Translations edit
adhesive tape — see adhesive tape
See also edit
Verb edit
sellotape (third-person singular simple present sellotapes, present participle sellotaping, simple past and past participle sellotaped)
- (transitive, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To seal with adhesive tape.
- 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 258:
- The door was slightly ajar, with a newspaper cartoon sellotaped to it:
Translations edit
seal with adhesive tape
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