Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In heraldry, entwined: applied to charges around which serpents, or laurels or other plants, are loosely wound. Also inwrapped.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective enclosed or surrounded completely.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of envelop.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word enveloped.

Examples

  • She tried to look severe, but a broad grin enveloped her face when she saw my new contrivance.

    Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences 1914

  • On recovering, he found himself again enveloped in the horrors of darkness, silence, and despair.

    The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: A Highland Story 1789

  • Enterprise 2.0 is often derided as a buzzword enveloped in ivory-tower abstractions that obfuscate as much as enlighten.www. newsgator.com) today launched a new blog from the trenches of Enterprise 2.0 - yes, there are trenches - called "Everyday Enterprise 2.0," authored by Christy Schoon, the company's director of Enterprise 2.0 consulting.

    unknown title 2009

  • They say that he's actually doing quite well and he is being kept in the ICU mostly for privacy reasons, because of this high-profile status that has kind of enveloped his situation here.

    CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2006 2006

  • It's almost like a huge cloud had kind of enveloped that part of lower Manhattan.

    CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2001 2001

  • When Wilbraham was telling me this part of Ids story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness.

    The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Various 1915

  • When Wilbraham was telling me this part of his story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness.

    The Best British Short Stories of 1922 John Cournos 1915

  • Our neighbors have a much more convincing volume of "enveloped" salaries.

    neweurasia.net Andrey 2010

  • HIV belongs to a group of viruses known as "enveloped" viruses, which also includes influenza, mumps, measles, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Ebola and SARS.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • HIV belongs to a group of viruses known as "enveloped" viruses, which also includes influenza, mumps, measles, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Ebola and SARS.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.