glassine

American  

[gla-seen] / glæˈsin /

noun

1. a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.

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glassine British  

/ ɡlæˈsiːn /

noun

1. a glazed translucent paper used for book jackets

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Etymology

Origin of glassine

First recorded in 1915–20; glass + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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glassine

But she embedded those zippers in vanguard materials, partnering with the Swiss textile innovators Jakob Schlaepfer on fabrics that have an oily or glassine appearance.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2020

Johnson sampled musks and decided on a three-dollar glassine of “Bleue Nile,” while King and Smith contemplated buying their own “Black Lives Matter” shirts.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2017

The storefront is purple, the walls are purple and even the glassine cups that each hug a perfect truffle are purple.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2015

Each of the 63 images is a variation on a single object: a small, crumpled glassine bag stamped with an often exotic or bleakly satirical brand name.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2014

Never use glassine alone for it causes the grafts to overheat and so destroys them.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke