window envelope

window envelope
noun
an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure
Hypernyms: ↑envelope
Part Meronyms: ↑window

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noun
: an envelope having a transparent panel through which the address on the enclosure is visible

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an envelope with a transparent opening through which the address on the enclosure may be read.
[1915-20]

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window envelope noun
An envelope with a transparent panel through which the address of the recipient on the enclosed letter can be read
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Main Entry:window

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window envelope,
an envelope with an opening or transparent part in the front through which the address can be seen.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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