English Explanatory Dictionary

plain brown wrapper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An obscuring cover or wrapper, originally to allow postal delivery of sexually explicit periodicals.
  2. Any veil, disguise, or mask.
  3. An act of dissimulation, camouflage; a cover-up.
  4. An unmarked police car.

Word forms

plain brown wrapper plain brown wrappers

Synonyms

plain wrapper
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