WRAPPING PAPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wrapping paper mean? 

• WRAPPING PAPER (noun)
  The noun WRAPPING PAPER has 1 sense:

1. a tough paper used for wrapping

  Familiarity information: WRAPPING PAPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRAPPING PAPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tough paper used for wrapping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("wrapping paper" is a kind of...):

paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wrapping paper"):

kraft; kraft paper (strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution)

butcher paper (a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids)

gift wrap (attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts)

 Context examples 

All were covered up in thin wrapping paper to keep them from the dust.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)