gift-wrap

or gift·wrap

[ gift-rap ]
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verb (used with object),gift-wrapped or gift-wrapt, gift-wrap·ping.
  1. to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.

Origin of gift-wrap

1
First recorded in 1935–40

Other words from gift-wrap

  • gift-wrapper, noun

Words Nearby gift-wrap

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British Dictionary definitions for giftwrap

giftwrap

/ (ˈɡɪftˌræp) /


verb-wraps, -wrapping or -wrapped
  1. to wrap (an article intended as a gift) attractively

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