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twist-tie definition

twist·-tie (twis′tī′)

noun

a short, slender wire covered as with paper or plastic, twisted to tie closed a plastic bag or other wrapper
also written twist tie

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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