Phrase guide

Dahlke envelope

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɑːlkə ˈɒnvəloʊp/
  • /ˈdɑːlkə ˈɛnvəloʊp/

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noun

Meaning 1

An airmail envelope with a distinct pattern of spaced diamonds in alternating red and blue colours around the outer edge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

After its designer Benjamin Dahlke. In use in the late 1920s, the name was patented in 1929.