adhesive tape

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noun
  1. cotton or other fabric coated with an adhesive substance, used for covering minor injuries on the skin, holding a bandage in place, etc.

Origin of adhesive tape

1
First recorded in 1930–34

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How to use adhesive tape in a sentence

  • Small brass brads are driven into the top of the pilot-house, and white adhesive tape is placed on the brads, as pictured.

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  • He pressed a pad of gauze against the wound, and secured it with adhesive tape.