wrapping
noun/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.
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The material in which something is wrapped.
- 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[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...1918, Folklore Society (Great Britain), Publications:
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Communications, Computing, Engineering, Journalism, Literature, Mathematics, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Publishing, Sciences, Writing The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.
- See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound
- Derived terms
- buddy wrapping, gift-wrapping, wrapping gown, wrapping paper