Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Envelop \En*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF.
envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) +
voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.]
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within
a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround
entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops
a ship.
Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips.
Source : WordNet®
enveloped
adj : completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in
flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed
by night" [syn: {engulfed}, {swallowed}]