gift wrapn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪft rap/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪft ˌræp/

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

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

Originally U.S.

1. An act or instance of wrapping an item purchased as a gift, esp. as offered as a service by a shop or store. Frequently as a modifier, as gift wrap service, gift wrap counter, etc.

1926 Miami Daily News 16 Dec. 4/3 (advt.) The Gift Wrap Booths Are Christmas Ready..Clever flying fingers to quickly wrap your gifts in crisp tissue and rainbow ribbons. To tuck in your personal card. Then the final wrapping for mailing.

1951 Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Texas) 9 May 5/1 (advt.) Slips, gowns, Petticoats... Get a famous Zimmerman Gift Wrap, no charge.

1983 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 4/1 (advt.) Visit them for your Christmas gifts and take advantage of the free gift-wrap service.

2001 P. Duncan Moon Women xi. 191 It was mostly men in the other lines at the gift-wrap counter in the middle of the mall, last-minute shopping just like him.

2. A wrapper or packaging for an item sold as a gift. More usually: decorative paper designed for wrapping gifts; wrapping paper.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > a wrapping > material of > specific

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bubble pack1956

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1928 Jewelers' Circular (N.Y.) 16 Aug. 116/2 (advt.) Tidy gift wrap makes the gift more beautiful.

1971 Woman 4 Dec. 78 (advt.) This Christmas you can buy her Miss Lenthéric [toiletries] in special gift wraps from 57p.

2001 Art Room Catal. Autumn 30/3 The gift wrap consists of three sheets each featuring details from a medieval manuscript border, a needlework floral chasuble in Canterbury Cathedral and ‘The Book of Genesis’ from the Winchester Bible.

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

gift wrap n. a gift-wrapping, (originally U.S.) wrapping-paper for a gift.

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1971 Woman 4 Dec. 78 (advt.) This Christmas you can buy her Miss Lenthéric [toiletries] in special gift wraps from 57p.

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Dec. (Midwestern ed.) b8/3 (advt.) We also have Hallmark gift wrap.

1985 Company Dec. 51/1 As for giftwrap and all that time wasted pulling the ends of shiny ribbon with the scissor blades..that is decidedly out.

单词	gift wrap
释义	gift wrapn. Brit. /ˈɡɪft rap/, U.S. /ˈɡɪft ˌræp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gift n.¹, wrap n. Etymology: < gift n.¹ + wrap n. Compare earlier gift-wrap v. and gift wrapping n., and compare also gift-wrapped adj. Originally U.S. 1. An act or instance of wrapping an item purchased as a gift, esp. as offered as a service by a shop or store. Frequently as a modifier, as gift wrap service, gift wrap counter, etc. Π 1926 Miami Daily News 16 Dec. 4/3 (advt.) The Gift Wrap Booths Are Christmas Ready..Clever flying fingers to quickly wrap your gifts in crisp tissue and rainbow ribbons. To tuck in your personal card. Then the final wrapping for mailing. 1951 Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Texas) 9 May 5/1 (advt.) Slips, gowns, Petticoats... Get a famous Zimmerman Gift Wrap, no charge. 1983 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 4/1 (advt.) Visit them for your Christmas gifts and take advantage of the free gift-wrap service. 2001 P. Duncan Moon Women xi. 191 It was mostly men in the other lines at the gift-wrap counter in the middle of the mall, last-minute shopping just like him. 2. A wrapper or packaging for an item sold as a gift. More usually: decorative paper designed for wrapping gifts; wrapping paper. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > a wrapping > material of > specific cap-paper1577 pack paper1585 cap1620 wrapping-paper1715 tea-paper1814 bubble pack1956 bubble wrap1965 bubble plastic1978 buveera1994 kaveera1994 1928 Jewelers' Circular (N.Y.) 16 Aug. 116/2 (advt.) Tidy gift wrap makes the gift more beautiful. 1971 Woman 4 Dec. 78 (advt.) This Christmas you can buy her Miss Lenthéric [toiletries] in special gift wraps from 57p. 2001 Art Room Catal. Autumn 30/3 The gift wrap consists of three sheets each featuring details from a medieval manuscript border, a needlework floral chasuble in Canterbury Cathedral and ‘The Book of Genesis’ from the Winchester Bible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas gift wrap gift wrap n. a gift-wrapping, (originally U.S.) wrapping-paper for a gift. ΚΠ 1971 Woman 4 Dec. 78 (advt.) This Christmas you can buy her Miss Lenthéric [toiletries] in special gift wraps from 57p. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Dec. (Midwestern ed.) b8/3 (advt.) We also have Hallmark gift wrap. 1985 Company Dec. 51/1 As for giftwrap and all that time wasted pulling the ends of shiny ribbon with the scissor blades..that is decidedly out. extracted from giftn.¹ < n.1926 as lemmas
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gift wrapn.

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