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wrapper

[ rap-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that wraps.
a covering or cover.
a long, loose outer garment.
a loose bathrobe; negligee.
British. book jacket.
the tobacco leaf used for covering a cigar.
Armor. a supplementary beaver reinforcing the chin and mouth area of an armet of the 15th century.

wrapper

/ ˈræpə /

the cover, usually of paper or cellophane, in which something is wrapped
a dust jacket of a book
the ripe firm tobacco leaf forming the outermost portion of a cigar and wound around its body
a loose negligee or dressing gown, esp in the 19th century

Origin of wrapper¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; wrap, -er ¹

A large woman with her head tied in a kerchief, wearing a purple wrapper and gold house slippers, passes by on the sidewalk.

Served either fresh or lightly fried, lumpia usually contain fresh heart of palm wrapped in a thin wheat-and-egg wrapper.

A wrapper which has that which the Cubans call calidad makes the cigar much stronger than one which does not possess it.

The leaf makes a very good wrapper for a tobacco of its thickness and strength.

The leaf is very thin, and without doubt, well suited for a cigar wrapper.

At this time, the "wrapper leaf" was considered to be among the best for cigars, and brought high prices.

They leave large holes which renders the leaf worthless for a cigar wrapper, leaving it fit only for fillers or seconds.

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