Showing results for kraft. Search instead for krafts.

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

"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 kraft

1905–10; < German: literally, strength

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Much like corrugated cardboard, kraft paper can also be made from recycled paper, as well as wood pulp.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2022

They knew that Mr. Gorky had adhered “The Limit” to the canvas with glue along the edges as well as kraft paper tape, an adhesive meant to be easily removable.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

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

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023