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Sellotape

//ˈsɛləteɪp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
Adhesive tape. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
2
A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US). Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable, usually
3
transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending wordnet

Verb

1
To seal with adhesive tape. Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, transitive
"The door was slightly ajar, with a newspaper cartoon sellotaped to it:"
2
Alternative letter-case form of sellotape. alt-of
"On one car he Sellotaped the ticket over the windscreen wiper."
3
fasten or attach with sellotape wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From genericized trademark Sellotape, from cello(phane) + tape. The spelling with S- was to avoid an existing trademark on the word Cellophane itself.

Etymology 2

From genericized trademark Sellotape, from cello(phane) + tape. The spelling with S- was to avoid an existing trademark on the word Cellophane itself.

Etymology 3

Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane.

Etymology 4

Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane.

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