GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Envelop (?), v. t. [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.”
   
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   Nocturnal shades this world envelop. J. Philips.
   
   
         
       

2.       
   enveloping adj.
   1.  surrounding closely on all sides.
   
   Syn. -- ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal).
   
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
   
   
         
       

3.       
   enveloping n. the act or process of enclosing something inside something else.
   
   Syn. -- enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]