English Explanatory Dictionary

Dahlke envelope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An airmail envelope with a distinct pattern of spaced diamonds in alternating red and blue colours around the outer edge.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːlkə ˈɒnvəloʊp/ /ˈdɑːlkə ˈɛnvəloʊp/

Word forms

Dahlke envelope Dahlke envelopes

Etymology

After its designer Benjamin Dahlke. In use in the late 1920s, the name was patented in 1929.

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