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gift-wrap

or gift·wrap

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

First recorded in 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM gift-wrap

gift-wrapper, noun
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Words related to gift-wrap

bandage, bind, bundle, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, enclose, fold, hide, immerse, pack, roll up, sheathe, shroud, swaddle, swathe, wrapping paper, absorb

British Dictionary definitions for gift-wrap

giftwrap
/ (ˈɡɪftˌræp) /
verb -wraps, -wrapping or -wrapped
to wrap (an article intended as a gift) attractively
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