English Explanatory Dictionary

cinderella stamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A label resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration.

Word forms

cinderella stamp cinderella stamps

Etymology

Named after Cinderella, a folk-tale underdog heroine who was treated as inferior within her family. Cinderella stamps similarly were considered inferior to postage stamps.

Synonyms

cinderella
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