Wrap — Defs

01 v. t. To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

1.
To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
“Lo! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves.” — Beattie.

02 v. t. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

imp. & p. p. Wrapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrapping

1.
To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
“Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.” — John xx. 6, 7.

“Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.” — Bryant.
2.
To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.
“I . . . wrapt in mist Of midnight vapor, glide obscure.” — Milton.
3.
To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
“Wise poets that wrap truth in tales.” — Carew.

“Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happiness was wrapped up, died in a few days after the death of her daughter.” — Addison.

“Things reflected on in gross and transiently . . . are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable obscurity.” — Locke.

Phrases & compounds

To be wrapped up in — to be wholly engrossed in; to be entirely dependent on; to be covered with.

03 n. A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

1.
A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.