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 • Dec. 27, 2023

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

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2014

Yet mummies – who are effectively zombies in medicinal giftwrap – are laughably non-threatening.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2010

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