wrapping
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.
Noun
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 them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...
- (computing, writing) The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.
- Synonyms: line breaking, line wrapping, text wrapping, word wrapping
Derived terms
Translations
material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wrapping
- present participle and gerund of wrap