gift-wrapv.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪftrap/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪf(t)ˌræp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gift n.¹, wrap v.

Etymology: < gift n.¹ + wrap v. Compare earlier gift wrapping n., and slightly later gift wrap n., gift-wrapped adj.

Originally U.S.

1. transitive. To wrap (an article intended as a gift), typically using suitably attractive paper, ribbon, etc. Also intransitive.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > attractively, as a gift

gift-wrap1925

1925 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-News 19 Nov. 14/8 (advt.) I will gift-wrap them for you, too—at no extra charge.

1969 New Yorker 11 Oct. 146/3 (advt.) We gift wrap and ship everywhere.

1995 W. Morris My Dog Skip (1996) 17 When the cookies were cool we gift-wrapped them and pasted on a card.

2017 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 26 Mar. 17 My mum even gift wraps these things so every time she meets them it's like a mini birthday.

2. transitive. figurative. To present (something desirable) in such a way that little or no effort is required on the part of the recipient to acquire it; to present (something) without its having been asked or sought for. Usually in passive.

1966 Des Moines (Iowa) Tribune 8 Nov. 5/5 When they voted here for the first time Tuesday, they were grateful because they knew that their rights of citizenship were earned, not gift-wrapped and handed down to them simply because they were born here.

1989 R. Graef Talking Blues ix. 293 The police suspect the CPS of proceeding with cases only where the evidence is, as one detective put it, ‘Gift-wrapped and handed to them on a plate’.

2006 Health Service Jrnl. 20 Apr. 12/5 Much as Fleet Street complains about spin, a story gift-wrapped by Number 10 is still guaranteed column inches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

gift-wrap v. originally U.S. transitive to wrap (an article intended as a gift) attractively; also absol. and figurative.

ΚΠ

1936 Amer. Speech 11 101/1 During the holiday season many department stores advertised, ‘We Gift-Wrap Here.’

1948 in Amer. Speech (1956) 31 210 Ready to gift-wrap your package.

1958 Economist 20 Dec. 1083/2 Whatever he buys will be professionally gift-wrapped for him.

1969 New Yorker 11 Oct. 146/3 (advt.) We gift wrap and ship everywhere.

单词	gift-wrap
释义	gift-wrapv. Brit. /ˈɡɪftrap/, U.S. /ˈɡɪf(t)ˌræp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gift n.¹, wrap v. Etymology: < gift n.¹ + wrap v. Compare earlier gift wrapping n., and slightly later gift wrap n., gift-wrapped adj. Originally U.S. 1. transitive. To wrap (an article intended as a gift), typically using suitably attractive paper, ribbon, etc. Also intransitive. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > attractively, as a gift gift-wrap1925 1925 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-News 19 Nov. 14/8 (advt.) I will gift-wrap them for you, too—at no extra charge. 1969 New Yorker 11 Oct. 146/3 (advt.) We gift wrap and ship everywhere. 1995 W. Morris My Dog Skip (1996) 17 When the cookies were cool we gift-wrapped them and pasted on a card. 2017 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 26 Mar. 17 My mum even gift wraps these things so every time she meets them it's like a mini birthday. 2. transitive. figurative. To present (something desirable) in such a way that little or no effort is required on the part of the recipient to acquire it; to present (something) without its having been asked or sought for. Usually in passive. Π 1966 Des Moines (Iowa) Tribune 8 Nov. 5/5 When they voted here for the first time Tuesday, they were grateful because they knew that their rights of citizenship were earned, not gift-wrapped and handed down to them simply because they were born here. 1989 R. Graef Talking Blues ix. 293 The police suspect the CPS of proceeding with cases only where the evidence is, as one detective put it, ‘Gift-wrapped and handed to them on a plate’. 2006 Health Service Jrnl. 20 Apr. 12/5 Much as Fleet Street complains about spin, a story gift-wrapped by Number 10 is still guaranteed column inches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas gift-wrap gift-wrap v. originally U.S. transitive to wrap (an article intended as a gift) attractively; also absol. and figurative. ΚΠ 1936 Amer. Speech 11 101/1 During the holiday season many department stores advertised, ‘We Gift-Wrap Here.’ 1948 in Amer. Speech (1956) 31 210 Ready to gift-wrap your package. 1958 Economist 20 Dec. 1083/2 Whatever he buys will be professionally gift-wrapped for him. 1969 New Yorker 11 Oct. 146/3 (advt.) We gift wrap and ship everywhere. extracted from giftn.¹ < v.1925 as lemmas
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gift-wrapv.

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