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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
polythene
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a plastic/polythene/paper bag
▪ Store the beans in a paper bag in the fridge.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bag
▪ The powder slipped unprotesting into the polythene bag, which he then quickly resealed.
▪ He closed the book and slipped it into a polythene bag.
▪ Slip the whole tray into a clear polythene bag, and put in a warm and light position.
▪ And he pushed Philip, knocking the polythene bag of grain out of his hand.
▪ Once well formed, remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly.
▪ He tucked the polythene bag into the waterproofed ammunition pouch.
▪ He put three slices of bread and some sultanas into a polythene bag.
▪ I threw my bag into Armstrong's boot and checked the sleeping-bag I always kept there in a polythene bag.
sheeting
▪ Piece of blue polythene sheeting used to carry coals also discovered close to scene of fire where human remains found.
▪ An increasing proportion of the early potato crop is grown under polythene sheeting.
▪ Place the sections end to end, on fine grade polythene sheeting, then roll up to form a tube.
▪ Fill in any voids as you progress 9 cover the concrete with either polythene sheeting or wet sacking while it cures.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After location, chromatograms were kept refrigerated in polythene envelopes, and exposure was minimised during scanning.
▪ Chrissie passed Bodie a polythene snapper bag, then left the room again.
▪ Opening a polythene bag or a can is the most we manage to do.
▪ Piece of blue polythene sheeting used to carry coals also discovered close to scene of fire where human remains found.
▪ The powder slipped unprotesting into the polythene bag, which he then quickly resealed.
▪ The sheeting - you know, the polythene sounded like whips cracking when the wind got into it.
▪ This, however, had the effect of dramatically expanding the market for polythene.
▪ Wrap with moss held in place with clear polythene tied either side with raffia or tape.
Wiktionary
polythene

n. (context organic compound chiefly British English) A light thermoplastic used in packaging etc.; polyethylene.

WordNet
polythene

n. a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: polyethylene]

Wikipedia
Polythene (album)

Polythene was the first full-length album by the Welsh rock band Feeder and was released 18 May 1997 on the Echo Label, and then re-issued on 28 October in the same year in an Enhanced CD version, featuring their UK top 40 breakthrough single " High" and its video. The original version of the album was deleted soon after and is relatively rare due to this reason.

After sizeable critical success, the album had minor commercial success charting at number 65 in the UK albums chart.

The album saw the group's early take on a more grunge-influenced sound, which was not seen on their other albums that followed. Many critics at the time called the band the UK's answer to the Smashing Pumpkins.

Usage examples of "polythene".

Darling, The One After, Paperback Writer, Penny Lane, Please Please Me, 91-2, 145 Polythene Pam, PS I Love You, 37, 90 Pam Revolution, 483, 484 Revolution 1, 483-5, 489 Revolution 9, 483, 489 Rocky Raccoon, 422, 489 Run For Your Life, Sgt.

Was aware of the gun taped beneath the car, protected by polythene from the slush.

Godwin unwrapped the tin from a polythene bag that contained its odours and knived chunks of it onto a yellow saucer.

Also rusting oil drums, red polythene cans of chain-oil and furlongs of steel cable lying like a fossilised snake beside the road.

Dawson mark the findspot and deposit the pin in a clear polythene bag marked with the excavation number, Nora felt a small part of herself resisting the very idea of collection, collation, enumeration.

Beneath the cuttings was a polythene bag containing a few old snapshots.

A single picture had been facing the polythene and was still intact except for slight discoloration at the edges.

Ward held up the polythene bag, and Moran let the binoculars slide into it.

He spread the thin polythene sheet over the hole, allowing it to sag down in the middle, and heaped sand over the edges to secure it.

He surveyed his work to make sure the polythene was not touching the tin beneath it or the sides of the hole, then edged into the shade beside Modesty.

That vapour would condense on the underside of the polythene, would trickle down to the weighted base of the sheet, and drip into the biscuit tin below.

Throughout the day the fierce sun would shine down through the polythene sheet, vaporizing the moisture that remains even in the Sahara sand, vaporizing the moisture in the cactus flesh.

He ripped it open and emptied its contents, dozens and dozens of polythene bags, into the crate, throwing in for good measure a polythene bag filled with syringes.

Frost shouldered through the swing doors of the lobby carrying, in a large polythene bag, the filthy, vomit-sodden clothes removed from Ben Cornish.

Frost, snapping the notebook shut and dropping it into the polythene bag.