cellophane
English
editEtymology
editGenericized trademark. Blend of cellulose + diaphane.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: sělʹəfān, IPA(key): /ˈsɛləfeɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcellophane (countable and uncountable, plural cellophanes)
- Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
- Coordinate terms: celluloid, cellulose acetate
- 1967, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, The Beatles (music):
- Cellophane flowers of yellow and green towering over your head
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe transparent plastic film
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Verb
editcellophane (third-person singular simple present cellophanes, present participle cellophaning, simple past and past participle cellophaned)
- (transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
French
editEtymology
editGenericized trademark.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcellophane m (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “cellophane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editNoun
editcellophane m
- cellophane
- Synonym: cellofan
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