: a thin dense transparent or semitransparent paper highly resistant to the passage of air and grease
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Two closets in the hallway contained bags stuffed with fentanyl bricks and more than 1,000 glassine envelopes filled with the drug.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Berardi was handcuffed and reportedly found with 40 glassine baggies containing a powdery substance as well as a prescription bottle with pills inside that did not match the label, police said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2025
To produce glassine paper, sheets are ‘supercalendered’—run through the calendering process several times at different temperatures and pressures.
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Chris Burton,
Outside Online,
27 Aug. 2021
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Berardi was handcuffed and reportedly found with 40 glassine baggies containing a powdery substance as well as a prescription bottle with pills inside that did not match the label, police said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2025
To produce glassine paper, sheets are ‘supercalendered’—run through the calendering process several times at different temperatures and pressures.
—
Chris Burton,
Outside Online,
27 Aug. 2021
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“Glassine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glassine. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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