Scotch tape


Trademark.

a brand name for various transparent or semitransparent adhesive tapes made chiefly of cellulose acetate or cellophane, for sealing, attaching, mending, etc.

Definition for scotch-tape (2 of 2)

Scotch-tape
[ skoch-teyp ]
/ ˈskɒtʃˈteɪp /

verb (used with object), Scotch-taped, Scotch-tap·ing.

to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.

Origin of Scotch-tape

First recorded in 1950–55; after the trademark

British Dictionary definitions for scotch-tape

Scotch tape

noun

trademark mainly US a transparent or coloured adhesive tape made of cellulose or a similar substance