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- Dictionaryen·vel·ope/ˈenvəˌlōp/
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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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, 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.
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.
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.”
Define envelope. envelope synonyms, envelope pronunciation, envelope translation, English dictionary definition of envelope. a flat paper cover or wrapper: Put the letter into an envelope. Not to be confused with: envelop – to wrap around; enfold; hide; enclose: Envelop the area...
An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter to someone through the post.
Definition of envelope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
