glassine
Translucent protective paper
Glassine is a thin, smooth, translucent paper with a glossy finish, resistant to air and grease.
It's used for protecting photographs, lining envelopes, and packaging food or stamps.
Small quantities of drugs are often sold in glassine envelopes: Police found several glassines of heroin in his pocket.
Allowing partial light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- frostedCovered with icy film
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
- cloudedMade unclear or dim
opalescent · diffused · sheer · filmy · hazy · veiled · obscured · cellophane
Lacking corrosive compounds
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- photographsLight-captured images
- documentsFormal written records
manuscripts · ephemera · collectibles · memorabilia · museum · library · curator · archivist
Permitting diffused light passage
- semitransparentAllowing partial light passage
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- greaseproofImpervious to fats
- moisture-resistantImpervious to dampness
calendered · pulp · cellulose · waxed · coated · treated · lightweight · thin
semitransparent
Allowing partial light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- frostedCovered with icy film
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
clouded · opalescent · diffused · sheer · filmy · hazy · veiled · obscured · cellophane · tissue
acid-free
Lacking corrosive compounds
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- photographsLight-captured images
documents · manuscripts · ephemera · collectibles · memorabilia · museum · library · curator · archivist · storage
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- semitransparentAllowing partial light passage
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- greaseproofImpervious to fats
moisture-resistant · calendered · pulp · cellulose · waxed · coated · treated · lightweight · thin · crisp
envelopes
Paper containers for letters
wrappers · liners · inserts · interleaving · sachets · packets · confectionery · bakery · candy · chocolates
- paper typesbond, cardstock, copy paper, newsprint, vellum
- transparent thingswindow, windows, windshield, crystal, plastic wrap
- thin paperonionskin, tissue paper, tissue, tracing paper, rice paper
- stampsstamp, stamps, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps
glassinekraft paper
Coarse brown wrapping material
cardboard · cardstock · construction paper · manila paper · butcher paper
glassinerough paper
Abrasive coated sheet
sandpaper · crepe paper · tissue paper · matte paper · handmade paper
glassineabsorbent paper
Porous sheets for liquids
blotting paper · newsprint · paper towel · filter paper · tissue paper