Associations to the word «Greaseproof»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

GREASEPROOF, adjective. Resistant to grease.
GREASEPROOF, verb. (transitive) To make resistant to grease.

Dictionary definition

GREASEPROOF, adjective. Resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax; "greaseproof wrapping paper".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats