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cellophane

adjective as in see-through

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adjective as in transparent

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noun as in plastic wrap

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“I looked to the water. ... No boats were out, and the ocean looked tight as cellophane.”

Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.

“Copy of Final Check Enclosed,” said one, and in the cellophane window was what looked like a check for $437.18 that said “Pay to the order of …”

"There are two Elizabeth Taylors . . . One is flesh and blood, and one is cellophane."

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.

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