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  • verb Present participle of overwrap.

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Examples

  • The defense I saw of the policy was that the fees may engender awareness of the overuse of wrappings thus encourage people to use less, but it is the manufacturers who do the overwrapping, so there is little that the consumer can do to influence this, I fear.

    Almost half of all Japanese want to see “An Inconvenient Truth” 2007

  • Cellulose films are used for twistwrapping and overwrapping of cartons such as tea and confectionery cartons.

    3 Packaging materials 1982

  • Air is an enemy of frozen food; heavy plastic wrap pressed against the cut surfaces of the pork will help minimize freezer burn, as will overwrapping it with foil or placing the plastic-wrapped portions in a freezer bag or plastic container.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Air is an enemy of frozen food; heavy plastic wrap pressed against the cut surfaces of the pork will help minimize freezer burn, as will overwrapping it with foil or placing the plastic-wrapped portions in a freezer bag or plastic container.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Air is an enemy of frozen food; heavy plastic wrap pressed against the cut surfaces of the pork will help minimize freezer burn, as will overwrapping it with foil or placing the plastic-wrapped portions in a freezer bag or plastic container.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Air is an enemy of frozen food; heavy plastic wrap pressed against the cut surfaces of the pork will help minimize freezer burn, as will overwrapping it with foil or placing the plastic-wrapped portions in a freezer bag or plastic container.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Its line of over 50 different rewinding, folding and overwrapping machines is used to convert and package such products as disposable disinfectant baby non-woven wipes, gift wrap paper, aluminum foil and wallpaper.

    unknown title 2009

  • Its line of over 50 different rewinding, folding and overwrapping machines is used to convert and package such products as disposable disinfectant baby non-woven wipes, gift wrap paper, aluminum foil and wallpaper.

    unknown title 2009

  • Converting, packaging-machinery maker offers more than 50 rewinding, folding, overwrapping system designs.

    unknown title 2009

  • Converting, packaging-machinery maker offers more than 50 rewinding, folding, overwrapping system designs.

    unknown title 2009

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