Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wrapper"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wrapper \Wrap"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, wraps.

2. That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope;
covering.

3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress
intended to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning
wrapper; a gentleman's wrapper.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

wrapper
n 1: a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {neglige},
{peignoir}, {housecoat}]
2: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional
information is printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust cover},
{dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which
something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrap}]
4: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrap}]


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