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Saran orig. U.S.|səˈræn|
Also saran.
A proprietary name for PVC, esp. as a film. Also Saran Wrap (hence Saran-Wrapped adj.).
1940Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Nov. 809/2 The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich. Filed Sept. 27, 1940. Saran for thermoplastic synthetic resins comprising polymers and co-polymers derived from vinylidene chloride. Claims use since Aug. 21, 1940. 1942[see polyvinylidene]. 1948Textile Colorist Feb. 46/3 Plastic Sales Division—of the Dow Chemical Company has formally released its trademark rights to the name ‘saran’ permitting it to become the descriptive name of the product. 1958Trade Marks Jrnl. 26 Nov. 1214/2 Saran..Wrapping (packaging) materials included in Class 16 in the form of films. The Dow Chemical Company..Manufacturers. 1966N. Simon Odd Couple ii. i. 64 After the..leftovers have been Saran-Wrapped—what do we do? 1968T. Wolfe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test xxvii. 391 Dresses made out of..supermarket Saran Wrap. 1969W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. vi. 161 The three plies, ‘Saran’ 18 (outer), PVC 88 (center), and ‘Saran’ 22 (inner) each serve a specific function. 1974D. E. Westlake Help ii. 15, I was stretching Saran Wrap over the toilets. 1979Maclean's Mag. 21 May 9/1 Clark began by granting interviews in a separate compartment aboard his plane but by the fifth week of the campaign, Tory campaign manager Lowell Murray sensed that the party was taking the heat for a Saran-Wrapped strategy. 1980Yachts & Yachting 29 Feb. 656/2 Blown saran to produce an easily worked filler. |