wrapping
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.
Noun
[edit]wrapping (plural wrappings)
- The material in which something is wrapped.
- 1918, Folklore Society (Great Britain), Publications:
- 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 ...
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]material — see packaging
The material in which something is wrapped
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]wrapping
- present participle and gerund of wrap
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