glassine

English

noun
Definitions
  • A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.
  • Smooth, non-absorbing, grease- and moisture-resistant, super-calendered paper.
  • (philately) A small stamp packet made from glassine paper.

Etymology

Suffix from English glass.

Origin

English

glass

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