Cellophane

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  • noun. A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping.
  • noun. Plastic wrap.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a transparent paper-like product made of regenerated cellulose, produced in sheets and rolls, which is impervious to moisture and germs, and which is used to wrap candy, cigarettes, and a wide variety of other products for distribution and retail sale.
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  • noun. Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
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  • noun. a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
  • Word Usage
    "Buying meat already cut up and neatly wrapped in cellophane can lead people to forget that meat was once an animal whose treatment, in life and death, is carefully outlined by Jewish law."
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