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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.


glassine British  
/ ɡlæˈsiːn /

noun

  1. a glazed translucent paper used for book jackets

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of glassine

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

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Our naem khao arrived in a bowl: Fried balls of jasmine rice, fragrant with coconut nestled against aromatic sausage, lettuce leaves, tender sprigs of cilantro, and glassine fried makrut lime leaves and bird’s eye chile.

From Washington Post Jun. 27, 2021

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

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

Even in this most calming of places — the glassine lake ringed by snow-dusted mountains, the late-morning quiet — Mr. Schmidt seemed slightly coiled.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2012

He also found that glass makes the best container for coffee, with the tin can, and the foil-lined bag with an inner lining of glassine, not greatly inferior.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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