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cellophane

noun

cel·​lo·​phane ˈse-lə-ˌfān How to pronounce cellophane (audio)
: regenerated cellulose in thin transparent sheets used especially for packaging

Example Sentences

He wrapped the gift basket in cellophane.
Recent Examples on the Web Like ordinary cellophane, the birefringence can split light into separate directions, leading to weird optical illusions, distortions, and magnification—all from the simple presence of the magnetic field. Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 Their big, multilayered flowers look like colored cellophane. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022 Cristal’s distinctive clear glass bottle is wrapped in gold cellophane to protect the wine from ultraviolet rays. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022 Carbon disulfide, used in hard rubber, viscose rayon, and cellophane, harmed generations of workers yet remains in use, notes Paul Blanc, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco who has written about this history. Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022 The cellophane is heat-sealed, and voila: a finished tape. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022 See-through cellophane and pocket vinyl sheets make grouping post cards and ephemera organized and accessible. Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2022 My Museca cabinet sailed into Long Beach, California, at the end of September, wrapped many times over in cellophane and covered in a thin layer of dust. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 14 Jan. 2022 Two small hearts and the hashtag #Jackson23 highlight the message printed on a white baseball nestled between a two cellophane-wrapped and weathered bouquets of flowers lying on the concrete ground. Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, from cellulose + -phane (as in diaphane diaphanous, from Medieval Latin diaphanus)

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cellophane was in 1912

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