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Definition: shrink-wrap
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]
shrink-wrap
\shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap
\shrink"wrap\, n.
a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks
upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping
around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the
contours of the wrapped object; -- also called
shrink-pack,
shrinkpack or
shrink-wrapping.
[PJC]