glassine

[ gla-seen ]

noun

1. a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.

glassine

/ ɡlæˈsiːn /

noun

1. a glazed translucent paper used for book jackets

Word History and Origins

Origin of glassine¹

First recorded in 1915–20; glass + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

(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