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glassine
[ gla-seen ]
noun
- a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
glassine
/ ɡlæˈsiːn /
noun
- a glazed translucent paper used for book jackets
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(In Philadelphia heroin comes in glassine envelopes ink-stamped with a brand name or logo).
From The Daily Beast
It was of sulphite fiber inside, and glassine outside; a style afterward reversed, so as to have the glassine the inner tube.
From Project Gutenberg
There were several glassine packets, small packets of hypodermic needles—well, packed in and sterilized in.
From Project Gutenberg
Never use glassine alone for it causes the grafts to overheat and so destroys them.
From Project Gutenberg
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