Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The material in which something is wrapped.
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- noun The
material in which something iswrapped - verb Present participle of
wrap .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an enveloping bandage
- noun the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
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Examples
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BASF BASF 's Ecovio plastic, also used in paper cups and for shrink wrapping, is made partly from renewable materials and partly from Ecoflex, which is based on petroleum-based sources but is also completely biodegradable.
Bioplastics Boom 2010
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Spydr331: well you can see the plastic wrapping is blocking the food from touching anything but the plastic wrap and the pan it was brought in on … so shes trying at least
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When are American going to wake up and realize that inside all that wrapping is an empty box?
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"I just don't believe in wrapping it up that simply," Bromell tells TVGuide. com.
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I have survived with unwrapped tea bags for this long in my life and I refuse to believe the wrapping is necessary.
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As a developer, running over a set of A4 pages with too much word-wrapping is just not as satisfying nor as productive as a heap of fan-fold.
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Now, the Mavs go into the finale on Wednesday night - at home, against Houston - with a win wrapping up No. 7 and a chance to get No. 6 if they win and New Orleans loses in San Antonio.
USATODAY.com 2008
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We're late in wrapping up out 'Best Of' list for this year, but better late than never.
December 2008 2008
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With the Supreme Court term wrapping up this week, Citizens United stands at the head of a series of 5-4 decisions that was resolved by the 73-year-old justice appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.
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We're late in wrapping up out 'Best Of' list for this year, but better late than never.
MIND MELD: The Best Genre Related Books/Films/Shows/Games Consumed In 2008 (Part III) 2008
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