单词 | re-envelope |
释义 | re-envelopev. transitive. To put (a letter, document, etc.) into an envelope again. ΚΠ 1836 C. G. F. Gore Mrs. Armytage II. vii. 109 Arthur Armytage drew the precious document from his bureau; and without trusting himself..enveloped and re-enveloped—sealed and re-sealed it. 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 8 Nov. 595/1 Reënveloping the letters in the well-known, yellow, dead-letter envelope. 1919 W. de Morgan Old Madhouse 308 He re-enveloped and pocketed it. 1993 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Mar. a8 Ordering the new householder to re-envelope the mail and pay another 43 cents. 2003 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 22 Dec. 9 Mrs Gowans re-enveloped the cards..and sent them on their way, again. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1836 |
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