wraparound
or wrap-a·round
[rap-uh-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.
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- a wraparound object.
- outsert.
- Printing. a thin metal, plastic, or rubber plate made flat and then wrapped around a cylinder for printing on a rotary press.
- word wrap.
- British. book jacket.
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Origin of wraparound
First recorded in 1965–70; adj., noun use of verb phrase wrap around (something)
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She wore a wraparound lab coat, and stood on a small centralized pedestal.
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He wears a jacket that looks three sizes too big and a wraparound cotton ma-awis.
The wraparound counter surrounding the kitchen also makes the meal very interactive.
wraparound
- computing another name for word wrapping
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