adhesive tape

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adhesive tape¹

First recorded in 1930–34

Example Sentences

They liked hearing Tim Cowlishaw talking about the Dallas Cowboys with adhesive tape still sticking to his shoes from his previous day’s walk through the Cowboys locker room.

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To do this, the researchers removed layers of graphite with a piece of adhesive tape until they had flakes just one atom thick.

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If air is leaking under a door, consider using a felt weather strip that attaches to the bottom of the door with small nails, screws or adhesive tape.

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He qualified with the car sporting adhesive tape in various places to hold it together.

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She said the use of DNA in criminal prosecutions was "in its infancy" in 1992 but she used adhesive tape to take fibre samples from Nikki's body at the scene.

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