enveloppe

See also: Enveloppe and enveloppé

French

Etymology

From Middle French enveloppe, anveloppe, from Old French envelope (“that which envelops, a type of garment”), from envoloper, anveloper (“to wrap around, enfold, cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vlɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

enveloppe f (plural enveloppes)

1. envelope (wrapper for mailing)

1. (geometry) envelope (of a family of curves)

Derived terms

• envelopper

Descendants

• English: envelope

Further reading

• “enveloppe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.