Definition of envelope

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Envelope (n.) Alt. of Envelo.

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Amniota :: Amniota (n. pl.) That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals..
Pack :: Pack (n.) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment..
Superscription :: Superscription (n.) That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like..
Shed :: Shed (v. i.) To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope..
Envelop :: Envelop (n.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents..
Favella :: Favella (n.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algae..
Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..
Flower :: Flower (n.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla..
Cystoplast :: Cystoplast (n.) A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth..
Coma :: Coma (n.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet..
Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note..
Achlamydeous :: Achlamydeous (a.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla..
Down :: Down (n.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle..
Stick :: Stick (n.) To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner..
Involution :: Involution (n.) That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope..
Husk :: Husk (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn..
Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes..
Ectoblast :: Ectoblast (n.) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.
Acalysinous :: Acalysinous (a.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope..
Atmosphere :: Atmosphere (n.) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
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