giftwrap

British

/ ˈɡɪftˌræp /

verb

to wrap (an article intended as a gift) attractively

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Example Sentences

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If you're reading this in a room surrounded by discarded giftwrap, make sure you scoop up those bows and ribbons before they reach the rubbish bin.

From BBC

Perspective is everything, as Wilson demonstrates during a Zoom call from his home office in Brentwood, when he turns off his blurred background and reveals himself surrounded by mounds of tinsel and torn giftwrap — the detritus of holiday season.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of returning it immediately, he wrapped it in giftwrap and presented it to him as a Christmas gift a few days later.

From Fox News

This was status wear and power-dressing combined – the acme of sexiness, designed to giftwrap the body.

From The Guardian

Headboards may not be the easiest things to giftwrap, but they make great gifts.

From Slate

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