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greaseproof

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Vulgar Latin -ius Vulgar Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

  1. Resistant to grease.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Vulgar Latin -ius Vulgar Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

  1. To make resistant to grease.