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cellophane

[sel-uh-feyn] / ˈsɛl əˌfeɪn /


NOUN
plastic wrap
Synonyms
WEAK


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A spokesperson for Kingston Council said current regulations restricted plastic fencing and visitors were asked to remove cellophane wrappers from flowers.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

“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 …”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2024

At the end of her roughly 15-minute speech, Walz held up a small cellophane bag filled with cookies.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2024

Nothing to it at all, Shirley thought as she fingered the cellophane and walked proudly out the door.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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