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sticky-backed plastic

sticky-backed plastic noun: thin, soft, coloured plastic in large sheets that are sticky on one side.

Noun

sticky-backed plastic (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) Thin, soft, coloured plastic in large sheets that are sticky on one side.
    • For today's make, you'll need a good sheet of blue sticky-backed plastic, a pen and a washing-up bottle.
    Synonyms:
    contact paper

Synonyms of sticky-backed plastic

  • contact paper

Forms of sticky-backed plastic

alternative formsticky-back plastic

Origin of sticky-backed plastic

British television show Blue Peter invented the term due to its policy against using commercial terms on-air. The commercial term for the product was Fablon.

Questions about sticky-backed plastic

What does sticky-backed plastic mean?
Sticky-backed plastic means thin, soft, coloured plastic in large sheets that are sticky on one side.
What part of speech is sticky-backed plastic?
Sticky-backed plastic is a noun.

Words near sticky-backed plastic in the dictionary

  1. sticky wicket
  2. sticky wickets
  3. sticky willies
  4. sticky willy
  5. sticky-back plastic
  6. sticky-backed plastic
  7. sticky-beak
  8. sticky-beaked
  9. sticky-beaking
  10. sticky-beaks
  11. sticky-finger

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