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polybag en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English polybag From poly- + bag.

Meanings

  1. A plastic bag used to package a number of things together, but especially one used to package small supplementary publications that would otherwise fall out of a newspaper or magazine.

Forms

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polybags Number=Plur lexicographic

polybag en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English polybag From poly- + bag.

Meanings

  1. To package in a plastic bag.

Forms

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polybags Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
polybagging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
polybagged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
polybagged Tense=Past lexicographic