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enwrapped

vb. (en-past of: enwrap)

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enwrap
  1. v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold, wrap, enclose]

  2. [also: enwrapping, enwrapped]

enwrapped
  1. adj. wrapped up or enclosed within a covering; "the little packet enwrapped in a faded yellow envelope"

  2. enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial; "she sat enwrapped in sullen defiance"; "a sleeping town enwrapped in silence"

  3. wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: absorbed, engrossed, intent, rapt, wrapped]

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Usage examples of "enwrapped".

The room seemed to have turned to a thick white substance like a cloud, in which he lay enwrapped, unable to move hand or foot.

It was the sky here, dark, heavy and menacing, showing no star as it ebon folds enwrapped this grim city.

The dew-grey cobwebs enwrapped the flowers of their hearts--yet every prisoned flower could be seen.

For the earth bubbled and seethed where the potion spilled, and a soft green glow enwrapped the leaning stalks of wheat.

They could not make their voices heard, but the sheets of white light which enwrapped them every now and then, revealed the face of one and another, sometimes the calm features of the Major, sometimes the eager, curious glance of Paganel, or the energetic face of Glenarvan, and at others, the scared eyes of the terrified Robert, and the careless looks of the sailors, investing them with a weird, spectral aspect.

More ardently than ever did he wish for an opportunity for sloughing off the disgrace that enwrapped him, and earning some happier nickname from his three unsparing judges.

The furrows were growing purple-dark, and gradually a low moaning obscurity enwrapped the whole line, and mufed the noise of hoof, oath, and waggon-wheel in one sullen murmur.