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- Dictionaryenvelope/ˈɛnvələʊp/
noun
- 1. a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document.
- 2. a covering or containing structure or layer: "the external envelope of the swimming pool"
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a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter: a brown / manila envelope. a sealed envelope. a flat, usually square or rectangular, plastic container used for keeping papers in: The papers were handed to me in a transparent plastic envelope. push the envelope.
1. : a flat usually paper container (as for a letter) 2. : something that envelops : wrapper. the envelope of air around the earth. 3. a. : the outer covering of an aerostat. b. : the bag containing the gas in a balloon or airship. 4. a. : a natural enclosing covering (such as a membrane, shell, or integument) b.
a flat, usually square or rectangular, plastic container used for keeping papers in: The papers were handed to me in a transparent plastic envelope. push the envelope. to go further than the usual limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.: We're really pushing the envelope on this technology; a lot of other companies are just playing catch-up.
An envelope is something that envelops, or wraps around. It usually refers to the thing you stick a stamp on and snail mail. In the early 1700s, envelope, the noun for "wrapper," evolved from the French enveloppe, meaning “to envelop.”. Envelope is always a noun, unlike the verb envelop which means “to wrap, cloak.”.
noun. a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover. Biology. a surrounding or enclosing structure, as a corolla or an outer membrane.
en·ve·lope. (ĕn′və-lōp′, ŏn′-) n. 1. A flat paper container, especially for a letter, usually having a gummed flap. 2. Something that envelops; a wrapping. 3. Biology An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane or the outer coat of a virus. 4. The bag containing the gas in a balloon or airship. 5.
An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter to someone through the post.
