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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