shrinkwrap

shrinkwrap
shrink-wrap shrink"-wrap, shrinkwrap shrink"wrap (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink-wrapped} or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting wrapping by the application of heat. [PJC]

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