shrink-wrapped

Variant of shrink-wrap

shrink-wrap definition

shrink·-wrap (s̸hriŋk′rap′)

transitive verb shrink-wrapped -·wrapped′, shrink-wrapping -·wrap′·ping

to wrap (a commodity) in a tough, transparent plastic material which is then shrunk by heating to form a sealed, tightfitting package

noun

a wrapping of such material

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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