sellotape
verb
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noun
Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane.
- A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US).
verb
Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane.
- Alternative letter-case form of sellotape.
“On one car he Sellotaped the ticket over the windscreen wiper.”
“He stood on his bed then Sellotaped the mermaid picture on to his wall so she would be the first thing he would see when he woke up.”