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Definition of wrapping noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wrapping

noun
 
/ˈræpɪŋ/
 
/ˈræpɪŋ/
[uncountable]
(also wrappings [plural])
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  1. paper, plastic, etc. used for covering something in order to protect it
    • She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box.
    • shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly)
    • The painting was still in its wrappings.
    • The dress still hung in its plastic wrappings.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWrapping is used before these nouns:
    • paper
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See wrapping in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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