wraparound
or wrap-a·round
(of a garment) made to fold around or across the body so that one side of the garment overlaps the other forming the closure.
extending in a curve from the front around to the sides: a wraparound windshield.
of, relating to, or arranged under a wraparound mortgage: wraparound financing.
all-inclusive; comprehensive: a wraparound insurance plan.
a wraparound object.
Printing. a thin metal, plastic, or rubber plate made flat and then wrapped around a cylinder for printing on a rotary press.
British. book jacket.
Origin of wraparound
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How to use wraparound in a sentence
Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand | Nina Strochlic | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 47-year-old former heir apparent favors Euro-style designer suits, cardigans and wrap-around designer sunglasses.
They like watching lips wrap around the cigarette, the inhalation, and then the blowing of the smoke.
Boys will be playing Red Rover in motorcycle jackets, cuffed jeans, monogrammed slip-on sneakers, and wrap-around shades.
We, who needed her to help us with our saris, the six yards of unruly fabric that we would try and wrap around us.
The three ladies rustled away, but Miss Keene, throwing a wrap around her shoulders, lingered by the railing.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret HarteSomething to wrap around him is as necessary to the Paiute as to you your closet to pray in.
The Land of Little Rain | Mary AustinPour into a large bowl, saturate a large piece of thick absorbent cotton, wrap around the joint and bind in place.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant HagueShe insisted I should use a rug to wrap around my legs, because that woman in the cap persisted in leaving the window open.
A Top-Floor Idyl | George van SchaickThis happens when the wind is so strong as to cause the boom to jump up parallel to the mast, and the sail wrap around it.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for wraparound
/ (ˈræpəˌraʊnd) /
computing another name for word wrapping
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