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Dahlke envelope

/ˈdɑːlkə ˈɒnvəloʊp/

Dahlke envelope noun: an airmail envelope with a distinct pattern of spaced diamonds in alternating red and blue colours around the outer edge.

Noun

Dahlke envelope (plural Dahlke envelopes)

  1. An airmail envelope with a distinct pattern of spaced diamonds in alternating red and blue colours around the outer edge.

Forms of Dahlke envelope

pluralDahlke envelopes

Origin of Dahlke envelope

After its designer Benjamin Dahlke. In use in the late 1920s, the name was patented in 1929.

Questions about Dahlke envelope

What does Dahlke envelope mean?
Dahlke envelope means an airmail envelope with a distinct pattern of spaced diamonds in alternating red and blue colours around the outer edge.
What part of speech is Dahlke envelope?
Dahlke envelope is a noun.
How do you pronounce Dahlke envelope?
Dahlke envelope is pronounced /ˈdɑːlkə ˈɒnvəloʊp/.
What is the plural of Dahlke envelope?
The plural of Dahlke envelope is Dahlke envelopes.

Words near Dahlke envelope in the dictionary

  1. dahline
  2. dahling
  3. dahlings
  4. Dahlins
  5. Dahlke
  6. Dahlke envelope
  7. Dahlke envelopes
  8. Dahlkes
  9. dahllite
  10. dahllites
  11. Dahlman

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