tearstrip

English

Etymology

tear +‎ strip

Noun

tearstrip (plural tearstrips)

1. A strip of material designed to be torn to open a package.
   • 1970, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office:

     […] a ridge portion on the lower end of the cap engages a rib on the container so that the cap cannot be removed without tearing off a tearstrip formed by the ridge and the lower portion of the cap skirt.

   • 1974, Pira Packaging Abstracts, volume 31, page 420:

     A mechanism which can be fitted on to any existing L-sealer or sleeve-sealer shrinkwrapping unit can be used to incorporate a coloured tearstrip to facilitate easier pack opening.