cellophane

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  1. noun A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping.

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  • Once I cut the cellophane, it will start the long path to deterioration.
  • That evening she was not wearing lamé trousers but a dress in a material almost as transparent as cellophane, and so tight that she appeared to be naked. —  Maigret and the Pickpocket - Georges Simenon - 94th episode
  • From the soft wrrrp of the cellophane, the house surmised he ate only frozen dinners baked in the microwave. —  EQMM, July 2005
  • Did you dope her or get her drunk or just whack her on the head Nielsen opened her purse and pulled out a twist of paper and cellophane, all that was left of the cigarettes I'd bought her. —  EQMM,January2007
  • He put the sugar back in the cupboard and tried a cellophane-wrapped packet of chopped nuts. —  Echo Burning by Lee Child
 

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