Meaning & use
wrapping paper
Decorative paper used to cover gifts before they are given.
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She spent the evening cutting wrapping paper to fit each of the birthday presents.
Colorful wrapping paper covered the floor after the children tore open their gifts.
A note on using this word
Wrapping paper is usually treated as an uncountable noun, as in some wrapping paper, rather than counted individually.
Words with a similar meaning
gift wrap
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