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Roll of Tape

You need to: mend a book, put a note on a neighbor's door, wrap a package, seal an envelope whose glue has gone dry, temporarily reattach a flapping sole to the rest of your shoe, mat a picture, repair a torn check... You need cellophane tape. Richard G. Drew, who had developed masking tape in 1926, took the idea a step further, and on this date in 1930, he and his employers at the 3M Company received a patent for cellophane — aka scotch — tape.

mat

v., mat·ted, mat·ting, mats. v.tr.

1. To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
2. To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.

v.intr.

To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.

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ABBREVIATION FOR also known as: used when someone has another name:
James Brown, aka the 'Godfather of Soul'