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Word envelope
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈenvələʊp / NAmE / ˈenvəloʊp /
Example
  • writing paper and envelopes
  • an airmail/a padded/a prepaid envelope
  • he gave her the envelope of certificates.
  • he quickly stuffed the money back into the envelope.
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envelope

(noun)BrE / ˈenvələʊp / NAmE / ˈenvəloʊp /
  1. a flat paper container used for sending letters in
    • see also pay envelope
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pay-envelope
    • writing paper and envelopes
    • an airmail/a padded/a prepaid envelope
  2. a flat container made of plastic for keeping papers in
  3. to go beyond the limits of what is allowed or thought to be possible
    • He is a performer who consistently pushes the envelope of TV comedy.

    Extra Examples

    • He gave her the envelope of certificates.
    • He quickly stuffed the money back into the envelope.
    • I couldn’t read the address on the envelope.
    • I had put the letter in the wrong envelope.
    • I scribbled his phone number on the back of an envelope.
    • Please enclose a self-addressed envelope if you would like a reply.
    • The envelope was marked ‘Personal’.
    • The letter was suspicious, and I considered steaming open the envelope.
    • To apply, use the enclosed reply-paid envelope (no stamp needed).
    • You don’t earn much stuffing envelopes.
    • a self-addressed stamped envelope
    • an envelope addressed in my mother’s round handwriting
    • an official-looking manila envelope
    • Each item was tagged and sealed in a plastic envelope.
    • Writing paper and envelopes are provided in your room.
    • an airmail/a padded/a prepaid envelope

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘wrapper, enveloping layer’; originally as envelope): from French enveloppe, from envelopper ‘envelop’. The sense ‘covering of a letter’ dates from the early 18th cent.
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