First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark
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Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
One comes in a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag; the other is tucked into one of those sweet little Kraft paper bags with a quaint cellophane window.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
As Steven manned the livestream, Jacob tore away cellophane packaging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
I super-glued a fourth leaf onto an ordinary old three-leafer, wrapped it in cellophane, and slipped it into my sweatshirt pocket right beside the onion.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Just last year, he released Cellophane Memories, an album with Chrystabell.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
After a few years, Delph sold his share of Cellophane Square and started up the poster shop.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2020
She knew that she wanted to pole dance for the video for Cellophane and it took her six months of training to get strong enough to do it.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2019
Like, if you ever reach that point in your career as a performer where you have to be the third guy to play Mr. Cellophane in “Chicago” or something, you could pull that off!
From Salon ● May 18, 2012
The drama's hero, or non-hero, might be called "Mr. Cellophane," after a song in the musical Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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