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wrapped

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wrap \Wrap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrapped}or {Wrapt}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Wrapping}.] [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp.
   [root]144. Cf. {Warp}.]
   1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

            Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the
            napkin that was about his head, not lying with the
            linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by
            itself.                               --John xx. 6,
                                                  7.

            Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About
            him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. --Bryant.

   2. To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to
      involve; to infold; -- often with up.

            I . . . wrapt in mist Of midnight vapor, glide
            obscure.                              --Milton.

   3. To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to
      involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.

            Wise poets that wrap truth in tales.  --Carew.

   {To be wrapped up in}, to be wholly engrossed in; to be
      entirely dependent on; to be covered with.

            Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happiness was
            wrapped up, died in a few days after the death of
            her daughter.                         --Addison.

            Things reflected on in gross and transiently . . .
            are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable
            obscurity.                            --Locke.

Source : WordNet®

wrap
     n 1: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrapper}]
     2: a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft
        tortilla
     3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which
        something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrapper}]
     [also: {wrapping}, {wrapped}]

wrapped
     adj 1: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak;
            "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam
            draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked},
             {clothed}, {draped}, {mantled}]
     2: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that
        engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally
        engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this
        fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de
        la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed},
         {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {rapt}]
     3: enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like; "gaily
        wrapped gifts" [ant: {unwrapped}]

wrap
     v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby
          before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap
          up}] [ant: {unwrap}]
     2: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
        "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {roll},
        {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
     3: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
        "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {enwrap},
         {enclose}]
     [also: {wrapping}, {wrapped}]

wrapped
     See {wrap}
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