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Definition of Clingfilm
1. Noun. A thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food.
Generic synonyms: Plastic Wrap
Terms within: Saran
Language type: Trade Name
Definition of Clingfilm
1. Noun. (British) Thin plastic film used as a wrap for food etc.; Saran Wrap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clingfilm
Literary usage of Clingfilm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Crimson Architectural Historians 1994-2002 by Stichting Rotterdam-Maaskant (2002)
"The common practice is to absorb the events and wrap a theory around them:
clingfilm theorizing. This has brought forth a shitload of mutant ..."
2. Time-Based Architecture by Bernard Leupen, René Heijne, Jasper van Zwol (2005)
"So let us abandon this notion of func- tionalism where the form has to fit the
function like a kind of clingfilm. Let us not try to devise a form that fits ..."