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glassine definition

☆ glass·ine (gla sēn′, glas′ēn)

noun

a thin but tough, glazed, nearly transparent paper, used as for envelopes

Etymology: glass + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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