Wrapping

//ˈɹæp.ɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The material in which something is wrapped.

    "Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ..."

  2. 2
    an enveloping bandage wordnet
  3. 3
    The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

    "See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound"

  4. 4
    the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wrap form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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ambientbandagebandagingbinderbindingblanketing

Example

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"Could you wrap it in Christmas wrapping?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Related phrases

buddy wrappinggift-wrappingwrapping gownwrapping paperwrapping up

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