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| bow2 |
an easily loosened knot having two or more loops and used in tying shoes, wrapping packages, and the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| casing |
a covering or wrapping. [2/4 definitions] |
| cellophane |
a thin, transparent cellulose wrapping. [1/2 definitions] |
| cerecloth |
a fabric coated with wax in order to render it waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead before burial. [1/2 definitions] |
| kraft |
a strong brownish paper made from wood pulp treated with a sulfate solution, used to make bags or wrapping paper. |
| Manila paper |
a sturdy brownish paper, used for envelopes or wrapping, originally made from Manila hemp. |
| muffle |
to deaden (sound), often by using a covering, wrapping, or other device. [1/5 definitions] |
| pack1 |
a medical preparation or treatment involving wrapping with cloth or gauze. [1/16 definitions] |
| package |
to place in a container or in wrapping, as for sale. [1/6 definitions] |
| paper |
a thin substance made from any of a variety of fibrous materials, used for writing, wrapping, decorating walls, and the like. [1/12 definitions] |
| parbuckle |
a rope sling used to raise or lower an object vertically, formed by doubling the rope, wrapping it around the object, and slipping its two ends through the loop thus formed. [1/3 definitions] |
| receiving blanket |
a lightweight blanket for wrapping around a baby. |
| saran |
any of various thermoplastic resins obtained from vinyl compounds and used for wrapping and packaging, to make acid-resistant pipe fittings, and as a fiber in some heavy fabrics. |
| sarong |
a skirt made by wrapping cloth around the lower body and tucking it firmly at the waist, worn by men and women in Malaysia and certain Pacific islands. |
| shroud |
to cover with, or as if with, the wrapping for a corpse. [1/6 definitions] |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, esp. with a wrapping material or bands. [2/4 definitions] |
| tinfoil |
tin, aluminum, or a tin alloy rolled out in a thin, flexible sheet and used as wrapping or lining, as for food and food containers. |
| tissue paper |
very thin, almost transparent paper used esp. as a wrapping. |
| unwrap |
to remove or take off the wrapping of; open. [2 definitions] |
| wax paper |
a translucent wrapping paper that has been coated with paraffin to make it moisture-proof. |
| wrap |
to cover with wrapping. [2/11 definitions] |
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