packing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any material used especially to protect something
  2. noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
  3. noun carrying something in a pack on the back

Etymology

From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

packing material, wadding

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