The Devil's Dictionary: Envelope

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
ENTHUSIASM
ENVY

ENVELOPE

-n.

The coffin of a document; the scabbard of a bill; the husk of a remittance; the bed-gown of a love-letter.

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