underwrap
Meanings
noun
- A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape.
- A sheath that surrounds a limb and which is used under a cast.
- The portion of a garment that is overlapped by another portion, such as the hidden part of a wrap skirt or the edge that holds buttons which is hidden when a garment is buttoned up.
- An optional wrap that goes under the guide wrap on a fishing rod.
- An undergarment that consists of a cloth wrapped around the body.
verb
- To provide with an underwrap.
- To provide with a wrapping that will subsequently be covered or wrapped by something else.
- To wrap the underside of something.
- To underlap.
- To wrap such that the wrapping does not go all the way to the edge.
- To provide with insufficient wrappings.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From under- + wrap.
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