† forˈwrap, v. Obs.
Also 6 fore-.
[f. for- prefix1 + wrap v.]
trans. To wrap up. Also fig.
| c 1386 Chaucer Pard. T. 390 Why artow al for-wrapped save thi face? ― Pars. T. ¶246 Al moot be seyd, and no thyng excused, ne forwrapped. 1571 Fortescue tr. Mexia's Forest 43 a, Whereunto he [Tamburlayne] answeared fore⁓wrapped in coller, Supposest thou [etc.]. |