wrapping

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap +‎ -ing.

wrapping (plural wrappings)

1. The material in which something is wrapped.

   Synonyms: casing, packaging

   • 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[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...

2. (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

   See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

wrapping

1. present participle and gerund of wrap