wrapper
/'ræpə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A piece of material that covers or encloses something: A wrapper is an outer covering, typically made of paper, plastic, or foil, used to enclose or protect an item, such as a food product or a gift.
- A loose robe or dressing gown: A wrapper is a type of informal, loose-fitting garment, like a housecoat or negligee, worn at home.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Covering):
- She removed the colorful wrapper from the candy bar.
- Please recycle the plastic wrapper after you open the package.
- Noun (Garment):
- In the morning, she put on a silk wrapper over her nightgown.
- The character was depicted wearing a luxurious wrapper in the historical drama.
Advanced Usage
- "In the wrapper": Used to describe something still in its original, unopened packaging.
- I collect vintage toys, but only if they are still in the wrapper.
- "Wrapper function": In computing, a function or program that encapsulates or "wraps around" another function to extend its functionality or simplify its interface.
- The developer wrote a wrapper function to handle errors more gracefully.
Variants and Related Words
- Wrap (verb): To cover or enclose something in material.
- I will wrap the gift in shiny paper.
- Wrapping (noun): The material used to wrap something.
- The wrapping was torn, so the gift was visible.
- Unwrap (verb): To remove a wrapper from something.
- The children couldn't wait to unwrap their presents.
Synonyms
- Covering: Something that is placed over or around another thing.
- Envelope: A flat paper container, but often used metaphorically for any enclosing cover.
- Sheath: A close-fitting cover, especially for a blade or tool.
- Negligee: A woman's lightweight dressing gown (specific synonym for the garment meaning).
Related Phrases
- Gift wrapper: A person who wraps gifts professionally, or the decorative paper used for gifts.
- The store offers a free gift wrapper service during the holidays.
- Plastic wrapper: A thin sheet of plastic used as packaging.
- The magazine arrived sealed in a plastic wrapper.
Related Idioms
- The wrapper comes off: An idiom indicating the beginning of something, especially the revealing or start of a project, product, or event.
- After months of secrecy, the wrapper finally comes off their new product line next week.
Noun
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- a loose dressing gown for women