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wrapt¹

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From rapt, by overuse of ⟨wr⟩. Compare rack/wrack; see usage notes for rack.

adjective more wrapt · most wrapt

  1. misspelling Misspelling of rapt Lo! where the ſtripling, wrapt in wonder, roves / Beneath the precipice o'erhung with pine; […]

wrapt²

verb

  1. obsolete, participle, past simple past and past participle of wrap The piano-forté, at which Marianne, wrapt up in her own music and her own thoughts, had by this time forgotten that any body was in the room besides herself, was luckily so near them that Miss Dashwood now judged, she might safely, under the shelter of its noise, introduce the interesting subject, w

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wrapt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wrapt

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"wrapt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wrapt.

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@misc{wrapt_2026,
  title = {wrapt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrapt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}