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| enclose |
If you enclose a letter in an envelope, you put it inside the envelope or you add it to other things that are already in the envelope. [1/2 definitions] |
| enclosure |
something sent in an envelope along with a letter. [1/2 definitions] |
| envelope |
An envelope is a flat, paper container for a letter or other things that you mail. You write an address on the envelope before you mail it. Sometimes envelopes are used just to keep things in too. |
| flap |
A flap is a thing that is attached to something only at one end or edge. A flap can move freely until someone makes it stay closed or stay open. A flap is often thin and flat, like the flap of an envelope. [1/3 definitions] |
| fold1 |
When you fold something like a towel or a piece of paper, you bend it so that one part covers another part. Before you put a letter in an envelope, you usually have to fold it. [1/7 definitions] |
| postcard |
a small card that can be mailed without an envelope. Postcards often have a picture on one side and space for a message, address, and stamp on the other. |
| seal1 |
A seal is a portion of wax or other substance that has a designed pressed into it and that is used to close an envelope and show that it has not been opened since it was closed. The wax is soft and liquid when it is pressed with the design, but it dries so that it stays on the envelope and keeps it closed. [2/4 definitions] |
| stamp |
A stamp is a very small piece of paper with glue on one side of it and a design or picture on the other. You buy stamps from a post office. You stick the stamp on an envelope or package that you want to send and then you can mail it. The stamp tells the post office that you have paid for their delivery service. [2/7 definitions] |
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