gummed label
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- noun
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etiqueta adhesiva
- Each envelope had a gummed label with the recipient's address attached to it.
Examples
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He purchased a box of gummed labels for organizing his files at work.
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I need a gummed label for this package.
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Please write your name on a gummed label and stick it to your folder.
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The gummed labels are in the drawer.
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He used a gummed label to seal the envelope securely.
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For her craft project, she bought a pack of gummed labels to organize her supplies.
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The shipment was clearly marked with a gummed label indicating the contents inside.
Synonyms
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A piece of paper or cloth attached to an object that gives information about it
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A small sticky picture used to decorate things or show information
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With glue on the back so you can press it onto something
A small label with a sticky back that you can stick to things
Antonyms
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gummed' (covered with adhesive) and 'label' (a tag attached to an object): it denotes an adhesive label. The adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun gummed label comes from the simple image of a label covered in gum, a sticky glue on its back that people would wet, often by licking, so the label would 'stick' to an envelope or box. That's why a gummed label means a small sticky label you moisten or press to 'stick' to something.