Cellophane

Cellophane
CELLOPHANE
The registered trade name for the regenerated cellulose films or sheets produced by the Du Pont Cellophane Co., Inc., of Buffalo, N.Y. (see Transparent Films). Cellophane - Registered trade mark of British Cellophane Ltd. and of La Cellophane S.A. of Paris. The material is produced by forcing the cellulose through a narrow slit into an acidulated bath and winding up the resulting smooth, stiff, transparent sheet. It is dyed in all colours including metallic and irridescent effects and can be etched, lacquered, embossed, crimped and pleated. When cut into strips is woven into cloth, braids, etc. Its principal use is a wrapper material.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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  • cellophane — 1912, trademark name for a flexible, transparent product made from regenerated cellulose, coined by the inventor, Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger (1872 1954), probably from cell(ulose) + o + phane, from Gk. phainein to appear (see PHANTASM …   Etymology dictionary

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  • cellophane — [[t]se̱ləfeɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things. [TRADEMARK] She tore off the cellophane, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it. ...a cellophane wrapper …   English dictionary

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