kraft
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7.1
- noun
- /kræft/
:
kraft
- Compared with traditional all-board dinner boxes, the brown kraft paper bag uses less packaging material.
- kraft bags
- kraft paper
- golden kraft
Examples
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PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): A pilot program in Lexington, Kentucky, is testing kraft bags, 95-gallon containers, and plastic carts for curbside collection of yard trimmings.
Academic text (1997) -
For the pilot, which started in May 1996 and ends in December 1997, workers delivered 10 kraft paper bags to each household and replaced them as needed.
Academic text (1997) -
Together they pull it to the shed and tear the kraft paper open.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many respondents complained that the kraft bags were heavy and expensive.
Academic text (1997) -
Chicago, for example, is in the midst of switching from kraft bags to blue bags for yard trimmings collection.
Academic text (1997) -
Households separate biowaste and store it in either degradable plastic or kraft paper bags.
Academic text (1998) -
Of the communities surveyed, the most popular methods include: bundles, kraft paper bags, open containers, and clear plastic bags (Table 3).
Academic text (1999) -
The merged city/county government agency wants to sell advertising on the kraft bags to offset the cost of the bags for residents, who will eventually be expected to purchase them.
Academic text (1997) -
Plastic bags will be banned, and customers must use rigid cans, kraft bags, or reusable polypropylene bags for yard trimmings.
Academic text (1999) -
We wrapped the gifts in kraft paper to give them a natural look.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Thin material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing and wrapping
15
1.0
Pretty paper used to cover gifts before giving them
1
3.3
A strong paper used for wrapping meat to stop blood or juices leaking
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3.4
A strong brown paper used for wrapping things and making bags
Compounds
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kraft comes from the German word Kraft, which means 'strength'. Because the paper made by that process is very strong, kraft now refers to the brown packing paper used for bags and wrapping.