CELLOPHANE


Meaning of CELLOPHANE in English

[ 'sɛləfeɪn ]

■ noun trademark a thin transparent wrapping material made from viscose.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from cellulose + -phane , from diaphane , a kind of semi-transparent woven silk (from med. L. diaphanus 'diaphanous').

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