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envelope

noun

1 envelope

A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc..

Roget 223: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri [Fr.], umbrella, parasol, sunshade; ... show more

Roget 229: circumscription, limitation, inclosure; confinement etc. (restraint) 751; circumvallation; encincture; envelope etc. 232.    container ... show more

Roget 232: inclosure, envelope; case etc. (receptacle) 191; wrapper; girdle etc. 230.    pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, ... show more

Dutch: couvert, briefomslag, envelop, enveloppe, omslag
Polish: koperta

2 envelope

Any wrapper or covering.

3 envelope

A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves.

Dutch: briefomslag
Polish: obwiednia

4 envelope

A natural covering (as by a fluid).

Polish: okrywa

5 envelope

The maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft).

6 envelope

The bag containing the gas in a balloon.

synonym: gasbag.

Dutch: omslag


verb

Roget 225: invest; cover etc. 223; envelope, lap, involve; inwrap, enwrap; wrap; fold up, wrap up, lap up, muffle up; ... show more

Moby thesaurus: aura, bandage, bandaging, binder, binding, blaze of glory, border, brilliance, brilliancy, charisma, circumference, cortex, covering, crust, dust jacket, envelopment, epidermis, exterior, external, facade ... show more.

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