They produced a waxy lump of what the British call polythene.    From Wordnik.com.  [March 27, 1933: Just One Word ... Plastics] Reference

A cloche is made by placing bamboo hoops across the bed and covering the bed with polythene, which is kept well clear of the seeds.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

The leaves are harvested using a stick and protection such as polythene bags.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

You know, the kind of polythene bag over our heads has to burst open at some point.    From Wordnik.com.  [Democracy Now!] Reference

Direct sunlight affects the structure of plastics such as polythene and also makes some printing inks fade more quickly (Sections.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Implications of introducing packaging] Reference

Use of a pottery insert and a disc of polythene.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

It is however usually more expensive than polythene.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

Material: 200 gauge (0.05 mm thick) black polythene.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

Complete top shade of thick thatch and polythene sheet.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

Punctured polythene sheets should therefore be rejected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Waxed paper or polythene held on with a rubber band or string.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

A polythene sheet is inserted between the rafters and the purlin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

When the heap is finished, cover it with a large polythene sheet.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

The polythene cover is dislodged, the treasure falls overboard with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Killer Dolphin]

Heavy gauge gauge black polybags for polythene storage polythene sheeting.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

· Store them in hessian or polythene bags in a dry, well ventilated place.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

I.WATERTIGHTKESSI. 1 EdgesI. 2 Wall-platesI. 3 Waterproof polythene sheetII.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Moulds and polythene interface sheets should also be kept scrupulously clean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

The yearly sheet consumption depends on the quality of the polythene material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 12] Reference

Request the supplier to provide it in polythene-lined bags, or in sealed drums.    From Wordnik.com.  [6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris] Reference

It may be coated with wax or laminated with polythene to enable it to be heat sealed.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

The simplest container is a thick polythene bag, or two thin ones, one inside the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

Airport authorities are handing out polythene (ph) bags for people to put stray items into.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2006] Reference

Wrap the foot in another dressing and a polythene bag and pack it in a bucket of ice cubes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Come To Grief]

If you use polythene bags, empty them out as soon as possible so that they do not go mouldy.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

If you use polythene bags, make sure that the heads are completely dry or they will go mouldy.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Nursery establishment] Reference

He called out to one of the ambulance men to ask if there was a polythene bag to put the dog in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frost at Christmas]

Can also and vegetables be laminated to polythene or wax treated to give greater moisture protection.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

Tam pulled the long-handled wirecutters from a black polythene bin bag, eyeing the fence apprehensively.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boiling a Frog]

The polythene strips are placed horizontally starting from the bottom of the slope and should be left slack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Plastic caps are made mainly from polypropylene (OPP) and polythene, both low and high density (LDPE and HDPE).    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

The inner surface of the mould is covered with a polythene sheet and pushed in place with a steel trough-shaped form.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

With an air of triumph, Palmer produced from under the table a wet polythene bag, its neck fastened with garden twine.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Guilty Thing Surprised]

Unlike polythene it is not damaged by sunlight and unlike cellophane it is not affected by drying out or by low temperatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

Paper can be laminated to low-density polythene to make it heat sealable and improve its barrier properties to air and moisture.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

This latter suggestion gained credibility after a witness said Stamp was carrying a black polythene bag when he ran from the house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Disordered Minds]

Damage can be avoided by laminating the layer of wax between two layers of paper or between a layer of paper and a layer of polythene.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference

· Screeding board: a flat horizontal board with outer frame, to define the FC sheet size and clamp down the polythene interface sheet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

LDPE is also produced in a thinner (25-38 micron), more stretchable form known as linear low density polythene (LLDPE) or 'stretch film'.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Packaging materials] Reference