Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, entwined: applied to charges around which serpents, or laurels or other plants, are loosely wound. Also
inwrapped .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective enclosed or surrounded completely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
envelop .
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Examples
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She tried to look severe, but a broad grin enveloped her face when she saw my new contrivance.
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On recovering, he found himself again enveloped in the horrors of darkness, silence, and despair.
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Enterprise 2.0 is often derided as a buzzword enveloped in ivory-tower abstractions that obfuscate as much as enlighten.www. newsgator.com) today launched a new blog from the trenches of Enterprise 2.0 - yes, there are trenches - called "Everyday Enterprise 2.0," authored by Christy Schoon, the company's director of Enterprise 2.0 consulting.
unknown title 2009
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They say that he's actually doing quite well and he is being kept in the ICU mostly for privacy reasons, because of this high-profile status that has kind of enveloped his situation here.
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It's almost like a huge cloud had kind of enveloped that part of lower Manhattan.
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When Wilbraham was telling me this part of Ids story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Various 1915
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When Wilbraham was telling me this part of his story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 John Cournos 1915
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Our neighbors have a much more convincing volume of "enveloped" salaries.
neweurasia.net Andrey 2010
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HIV belongs to a group of viruses known as "enveloped" viruses, which also includes influenza, mumps, measles, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Ebola and SARS.
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HIV belongs to a group of viruses known as "enveloped" viruses, which also includes influenza, mumps, measles, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Ebola and SARS.
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