wrap English · revision 6899

+ {{infobox|confidence=uncertain|attested=c. 1320}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɹæp/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English wrappen, of uncertain origin.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline) MWU compares Danish dialect vravle, to twist together, and Greek [[m|grc|ῥάπτω|tr=rháptein|t=to sew]];^(MWU 2024) Etymonline gives Watkins's derivation through Scandinavian from PIE [[ine-pro|*werp-|t=to turn, wind]], or perhaps a variant of [[lap]], to fold.^(Etymonline) SOED compares North Frisian wrappe, to stop up.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To swathe, envelop or enfold: about 1320 in Barnhart, the early 14th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Its figurative uses, such as to be ''wrapped up'' in thought, date from the late 14th century.^(Hoad 1986) The noun, a wrapper or covering, is from about 1460;^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) a woman's loose outer garment is from 1827, and a rug or blanket worn about the person from 1861.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Plastic film for wrapping is from 1930,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and the end of a film shoot, ''it's a wrap'', from 1970.^(Etymonline) A flatbread rolled around a filling is a late-20th-century sense.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1320 – to envelop.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * c. 1460 – a covering.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1827 – a woman's garment.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1930 – plastic wrap.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1970 – the end of a filming session.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To cover or [[envelop]] something by folding paper or cloth round it.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To wind or fold something round something else.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(wrap up)'' To finish or [[conclude]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(computing)'' To move text automatically to the next line.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[shawl]] or similar outer garment worn round the shoulders.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Material used for wrapping: ''plastic wrap''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A [[tortilla]] or flatbread rolled round a filling.^(Collins 2023)

+ # The end of filming: ''that's a wrap''.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[wraparound]]

+ * [[wrapper]]

+ * [[wrapping]]

+ * [[gift-wrap]]

+ * [[shrink-wrap]]

+ * [[backwrap]]

+ * [[enwrap]]

+ * [[interwrap]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[rapt]]

+ * [[lap]]

+ * [[envelop]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}