gift-wrap

[gift-rap]

gift-wrap

[gift-rap] verb, gift-wrapped or gift-wrapt, gift-wrap·ping, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.

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Gift-wrap is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to flee; abscond:
Also, gift·wrap.


Origin:
1935–40

gift-wrap·per, noun
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gift-wrap

verb
wrap (a gift) attractively 
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