Definitions
Narrow strip used for fastening, recording, measuring, or wrapping.
Word origin
From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”); further origin unclear. Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip, tear”), Middle Low German tappen, tāpen (“to grab, pull, rip, tear, snatch”), Middle High German zāfen, zāven (“to pull, tear”).
Used in a sentence
“Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.”
“I sealed up the box with clear shipping tape.”
“We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sticky roll strip”4 letters
02“Sticky strip”4 letters
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