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greaseproof paper en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A type of paper that is impermeable to oil or grease, used in cooking or food packaging.
    • In the 1920s, the golly was used as a trademark for Robertson's Marmalade, and a little cut-out paper figure was popped into the stone jars between a circle of greaseproof paper and the lid. 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 163:

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