单词 | re-envelop |
释义 | re-envelopv. transitive. To envelop again. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > enfold or envelop > again re-enfold1610 re-envelop1611 repaper1785 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Renueloper, to reinuelope, or reinwrap. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity i. xvii. 61 To bring in so many New shadows, is to reenvelop the Church with darkness. 1800 tr. C. F. P. Masson Secret Mem. Court of Petersburg I. ii. 97 She..now wished to be re-enveloped in the ages of barbarism. 1867 A. Cary Bishop's Son xviii. 325 He..reënveloped and tied and put them away as they were. 1907 W. De Morgan Alice-for-Short xviii. 205 Charles, re-enveloped by this interview in the atmosphere of Home, forgot all about his Studio acquaintance. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 26 Nov. Darkness is gradually re-enveloping the nation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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