filter tip

noun

1. a mouthpiece for a cigarette or cigar having a means of filtering the smoke.
2. a cigarette or cigar having such a mouthpiece.

filter tip

noun

1. an attachment to the mouth end of a cigarette for trapping impurities such as tar during smoking. It consists of any of various dense porous substances, such as cotton
2. a cigarette having such an attachment

Derived Forms

• ˈfilter-ˌtipped, adjective

Other Words From

• filter-tipped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of filter tip¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

I tried out holding the filter tip between my two fingers like the girls in magazine ads.

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