- Enveloping
- Envelop En*vel"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF.
envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) +
voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.]
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within
a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround
entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops
a ship.
[1913 Webster]
Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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