name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Kraft
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CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kraft paper
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Broader terms: wrapping paper
History
Etymology
From German, Jewish, Swedish and Danish surname, from the noun Kraft (“strength, power”). Compare Croft and Craft.
Borrowed from Swedish kraft (“strength”) as used in kraftpapper. Doublet of craft.
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