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# wrapping

«wrapping» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **paper, plastic or other material used to cover or pack…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (wrapping, wrappings); also the -ing form of the verb «wrap» (wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wrapping is paper, plastic or other material used to cover or pack something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#m1)

2) Wrapping is putting paper or cloth around something to cover it, such as a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a fine cloth or covering that was traded as a luxury good. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, «wrapping paper» covers presents for birthdays and festivals. In environment lessons, pupils learn to reuse wrapping and avoid too much plastic wrapping. In maths, wrapping a box is linked to surface area: the paper needed covers every face. Phrases: «wrapping paper», «gift wrapping», «plastic wrapping».

### examples

- These were thy traffickers in gorgeous fabrics, in wrappings of blue and richly woven work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and cedar-lined, among thy merchandise. (Prophets EZK.27.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x1)
- We were wrapping presents all evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x2)
- Choose some wrapping paper with stars on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x3)
- Throw the plastic wrapping in the recycling bin if it can be recycled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x4)
- The sandwich came in paper wrapping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x5)
- To wrap a box, you need enough paper to cover all six faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x6)
- She tore off the wrapping to see her gift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x7)
- The prince picked it up, and, wrapping it round with a thick cloth, hid it in his bosom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/#x8)

### note

From «wrap», with double p: wrapped, wrapping. The w is silent («RAP-ing»). Homophone trap: «rapping» means speaking to a beat in rap music, or knocking.

### In the corpora

- [They have no venom; they hunt by grabbing prey and wrapping it in their coils, which is why they are called constrictors.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/321-big-snakes-pythons-boas-and-anacondas-and-how-big-they-really-get/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wrapping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wrapping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.