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wrap-around

[rap-uh-round]

wrap·a·round

[rap-uh-round]
adjective
1.
(of a garment) made to fold around or across the body so that one side of the garment overlaps the other forming the closure.
2.
extending in a curve from the front around to the sides: a wraparound windshield.
3.
of, pertaining to, or arranged under a wraparound mortgage: wraparound financing.
4.
all-inclusive; comprehensive: a wraparound insurance plan.
noun
5.
a wraparound object.
7.
Printing. a thin metal, plastic, or rubber plate made flat and then wrapped around a cylinder for printing on a rotary press.
9.
British. book jacket.

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Wrap-around is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, wrap-a·round.


Origin:
1965–70; adj., noun use of verb phrase wrap around (something)
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