wrapping
The material in which something is wrapped.
Other meanings
The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.
Kinds of wrapping
- envelope
- film
- gift wrapping
- jacket
- plastic wrap
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "wrappinge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wrapping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.