Antonyms for envelopes

Grammar : Noun

Spell : en-vuh-lohp, ahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn vəˌloʊp, ˈɑn-

Definition of envelopes

Origin : 1705, from French enveloppe (13c.), a back-formation from envelopper "to envelop" (see envelop).

noun wrapper

Example sentences :

Clotilde, swear to me that you will keep the envelopes, and that you will send all my other papers to Ramond.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

He seized the envelopes, threw them on the table, and searched among them feverishly.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

One of the envelopes bore Hephzy's name and I, of course, did not open it.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The envelopes were of the proper size to receive the letters.
Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler

Then take the cards in the envelopes, sealed, down-stairs and deposit them in the mail-box.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

Darcy broke the envelopes, and skimmed the contents of each.
Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

And there's notepaper and envelopes and stamps, just the same as in London.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

But inadvertently his eye caught the name “Blake” on one of the envelopes.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

Half of the clerks seem scarcely able to read the addresses on the envelopes.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

And here are the remains of a box of writing paper and envelopes.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on the Farm » by Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)

Synonyms for envelopes

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