Envelope - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any wrapper or covering
- a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
- a natural covering (as by a fluid)
Extra examples
The Earth is surrounded with an aerial envelope or atmosphere.
She tore open the envelope and frantically read the letter.
He got a job stuffing envelopes (=filling them with letters) at the campaign headquarters.
Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.
She hadn't sealed the envelope, but had simply tucked in the flap.
He hid the envelope underneath his coat.
He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope.
...she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate...
...affix a first-class stamp to the envelope...
A key was enclosed in the envelope.
The envelope is imprinted with return address.
The envelope indicated the letter was mailed from Brooklyn.
Send self addressed envelope plus certified cheque.
Let me add a few words to the letter before you seal the envelope up.
You slip the envelope into the hole in the top of the box.
Word forms
singular: envelope
plural: envelopes
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