emballage

Definitions of emballage
  1. noun
    the enclosure of something in a package or box
    synonyms: verpakking
  2. noun
    the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
    synonyms: couverture, cover, kaft, omslag, pakmateriaal, verpakking, verpakkingsmateriaal
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    types:
    geschenkverpakking
    ornamental wrapping for gifts
    boekomslag
    an outer wrapping or casing
    cellofaan, glaspapier
    a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
    type of:
    bedekking, bekleding, bekleedsel, kleed
    an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
  3. noun
    any material used especially to protect something
    synonyms: fustage, verpakking
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    bordpapier, karton
    a stiff moderately thick paper
    houtkrul, houtkrullen, houtwol, pakstro, schaafkrullen
    thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
    kaart
    thin cardboard, usually rectangular
    golfkarton
    cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)
    bordpapier, karton
    a cardboard suitable for making posters
    stroboard, strokarton, strovezelplaat
    a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp
    type of:
    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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