adhesive tape

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of adhesive tape¹

First recorded in 1930–34

Example Sentences

To do this, the researchers removed layers of graphite with a piece of adhesive tape until they had flakes just one atom thick.

From Science Daily

If air is leaking under a door, consider using a felt weather strip that attaches to the bottom of the door with small nails, screws or adhesive tape.

From Seattle Times

He qualified with the car sporting adhesive tape in various places to hold it together.

From BBC

She said the use of DNA in criminal prosecutions was "in its infancy" in 1992 but she used adhesive tape to take fibre samples from Nikki's body at the scene.

From BBC

The “tape” the agency is selling off isn’t adhesive tape; it’s a soft, flat and narrow woven cotton that’s snipped from a spool.

From Washington Post