adhesive tape

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noun

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

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Origin of adhesive tape

First recorded in 1930–34

If throw rugs slide underfoot, remove them or stick them to the floor with adhesive tape so they won’t move.
5 common household injuries, and how to avoid them|Jean Feingold|October 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Take a piece of adhesive tape and apply it to the “lead” of a pencil.
Graphene gets real: Meet the entrepreneurs bringing the wonder substance to market|David Meyer|December 13, 2020|Fortune
The turnbuckles must now be generously greased, and served round with adhesive tape.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
He lay upon the floor of Hooven's house, bare to the waist, bandages of adhesive tape reeved about his abdomen and shoulder.
The Octopus|Frank Norris

The bridge is provided with spray-cloths made from white adhesive tape, as outlined in Chapter 9.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
Small brass brads are driven into the top of the pilot-house, and white adhesive tape is placed on the brads, as pictured.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
He pressed a pad of gauze against the wound, and secured it with adhesive tape.
Shelled by an Unseen Foe|James Fiske