Origin: 1700-1800 French enveloppe, from Old French voloper to wrap
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►sealed the envelope
She sealed the envelope (=stuck it shut) and put a stamp on it.
1 a thin paper cover in which you put a letter: I tore open the envelope. She sealed the envelope (=stuck it shut) and put a stamp on it.2a layer of something that surrounds something else: envelope of the envelope of gases that surround Earth3push the envelope to try to do more than what people think is possible, sensible, or right: The CEO is known for pushing the envelope and getting results. [Origin: 1700–1800 French enveloppe, from Old French voloper to wrap]