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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Envelop \En*vel"op\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.
Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
enveloping \enveloping\ adjective
1. surrounding closely on all sides.
Syn: ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
enveloping \enveloping\ n. the act or process of enclosing something inside something else.
Syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
enveloping
adjective: surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver" [syn: {enveloping(a)}]
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