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kraft

American

[kraft, krahft] / kræft, krɑft /

noun

a strong, usually brown paper processed from wood pulp, used chiefly for bags and as wrapping paper.

kraft British

/ krɑːft /

noun

strong wrapping paper, made from pulp processed with a sulphate solution

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Etymology

Origin of kraft

1905–10; < German: literally, strength

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DMS also results from kraft pulping, producing a ghastly, retch-inducing smell you’ll have noticed if you’ve ever driven by a paper processing plant.

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

Slowly he handed me a brown paper bag — mind you, just a regular lunch-size kraft paper bag, still flat and folded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024

Grid transformers are filled with copper windings, other metallic components, and cellulose-based electrical insulation like kraft paper.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

The company said that Tacoma’s kraft and liner capacity would be moved to other facilities, while approximately 60,000 annual tons of pulp production would be lost.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

Just as they had hoped, the back was covered with brown kraft paper.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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