"Sellotape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sellotapes [plural]
Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} Sellotape (usually uncountable, plural Sellotapes)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US). Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Scotch tape [US], sticky tape [Australia, Britain] Derived forms: sellotape Related terms: adhesive tape, Durex, Scotch tape, sticky tape, tape
    Sense id: en-Sellotape-en-noun-On~1wE4p Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Forms: Sellotapes [present, singular, third-person], Sellotaping [participle, present], Sellotaped [participle, past], Sellotaped [past]
Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Sellotape (third-person singular simple present Sellotapes, present participle Sellotaping, simple past and past participle Sellotaped)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of sellotape Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: sellotape
    Sense id: en-Sellotape-en-verb-4Er71Ovo

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "ref": "2009, Janis Mackay, Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest, Kelpies, published 2011, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He stood on his bed then Sellotaped the mermaid picture on to his wall so she would be the first thing he would see when he woke up.",
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          "ref": "2013, Ella Griffin, A Little Bit of Summer, Orion Books, →ISBN:",
          "text": "She Sellotaped the stems back on but they just fell off again.",
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          "ref": "2017, Debashish Irengbam, Charlie Next Door, HarperCollins, →ISBN:",
          "text": "‘Didn’t they tell you about the pipe leakage problem there?’ ‘Yeah, I Sellotaped it.’ She stared at him. ‘You Sellotaped it?’ ‘Yeah, I just Sellotaped the shit out of it.’",
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