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Meanings of wrapping paper in English

Colorful paper that is used to wrap gifts.

Synonyms
Examples for "gift wrap paper"
Examples for "gift wrap paper"
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The train delivered quite a crowd for Salinas, returning relatives home for Thanksgiving, their hands entangled in cartons and gift -wrapped paper boxes.
East of eden
Usage of wrapping paper in English
1
Swift's recently impregnated its wrapping paper with extracts of ham and bacon.
The new yorker
2
They were always the same type-smallboxes wrapped in brown wrapping paper.
One night stands & lost weekends
3
He untied the string, removed the wrapping paper, and opened the box.
One night stands & lost weekends
4
Avoid shiny wrapping Facebook Twitter Pinterest Most wrapping paper can't be recycled.
The Guardian
5
There were small heaps of torn Christmas wrapping paper by the wall.
American Gods
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The floor was strewn with wrapping paper and boxes and cigar butts.
The new yorker
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She remembered the package, and her fingers fumbled with the wrapping paper.
Wife for hire
8
All had been wrapped in flowery pastel wrapping paper and cutely beribboned.
The Big U
9
There was a piece of brown wrapping paper attached with masking tape.
Carrion comfort
10
Among the manuscripts Anne found one written on sheets of wrapping paper.
Anne of the Island
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It was neatly tied, and the wrapping paper was white, I observed.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
12
It was composed of small sheets of whitey-brown wrapping paper sewn together.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
13
Oven racks may be covered with either cheesecloth or heavy wrapping paper.
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
14
He smoothed out some wrapping paper then motioned Smaltz to sit down.
The Man from the Bitter Roots
15
Stop using pulp to make idiotic comic books, handbills, and wrapping paper.
Down with the Cities!
16
A small teddy bear is at my feet beside its crumpled wrapping paper.
The Irish Times
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Wrapping paper through the time
Wrapping paper across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common