First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark
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A spokesperson for Kingston Council said current regulations restricted plastic fencing and visitors were asked to remove cellophane wrappers from flowers.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
As a corrido played in the background, Panfilo Maldonado and Juan Aleman worked silently, efficiently, opening boxes, spilling bundles over a long table, stripping out the cellophane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
A 2,100-foot roll of cellophane costs $45; it was $25 in 2019.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Trees and shrubbery made from green paper littered the rig, particularly on the helipad, where a farm thrived under a transparent cellophane biodome.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Just last year, he released Cellophane Memories, an album with Chrystabell.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
Before the poster shop, Steve was a founder in 1972 of the original Cellophane Square in the U District.
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
I was perfectly charmed by his "Mr. Cellophane" Broadway piece, given the fact that he was dancing with a partner -- but not really.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2010
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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