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

The stamp sold Wednesday, originally at position 49 on the 100-stamp sheet, is noted for the richness of its color, the centering of the design on the paper, and its never having had a glassine strip called a “hinge” applied to its gum.

From Washington Times

A search of the Bronx day care center revealed a kilogram of fentanyl atop kids’ play mats in a closet and a stash of drug paraphernalia hidden inside the floor where children played, including glassine envelopes bearing a “Red Dawn” stamp, according to court documents.

From Seattle Times

The steps were crumbling, the building's garbage cans were strewn about on the sidewalk, and the front door stood open, the cold December wind blowing through the first floor hall to the open door at the back of the building, carrying with it scraps of paper and empty take-out coffee cups and glassine envelopes in which heroin was sold in those days.

From Salon

Flying across the stage, she whips noisy glassine paper around, her face transformed to look less like a human than the husk of a ghost.

From New York Times

He tiptoed in his heels through vacant lots littered with glassine envelopes stamped with the names of whatever heroin hit the market that morning.

From New York Times