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wrap-
1. the verb stem in comb. with a n. or adv., in sense of ‘that which wraps or is wrapped about’, as wrap reel (see quot.), wrap tobacco (also ellipt.), = wrapper n. 4. Also wrap-rascal.
1888Pall Mall G. 2 Oct. 11/1 What is known as ‘wrap’ tobacco is the special kind which it is sought to cultivate. Ibid., ‘Wrap’ fetches from 2s. to 3s. 6d. [per lb.]. 1890J. Nasmith Mod. Cotton Spinning Machinery xiv. 291 In order to ascertain the counts of yarn, a machine known as a ‘wrap reel’ is employed. This consists of a small fly or swift.
2. spec. Designating a garment to be wrapped about the body for warmth, or a wraparound garment (see wraparound a. 1 a).
1845Ainsworth's Mag. VII. 499 A wrap-cloak, or sheet, being thrown penance-ways over the head and shoulders. 1887Manch. Exhib. Catal. 64 Warm Wrap Shawls. 1928Daily Mail 9 Aug. 3/4 A..bathing dress worn under a well cut wrap-coat of crêpe de Chine. 1976New Yorker 8 Mar. 1 (Advt.), Reversible wrap skirt lined in red and white. 1980L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 131/1 Diane von Furstenburg wrap dress. 1982Barr & York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 30/1 A belted wool wrap coat: this can be tweedy, checked or camel. 1984Chicago Sun-Times 25 Jan. 33/1 By 1976 she had designed the wrap dress, which became an overnight success. |