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Enveloping

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enclosurenoun(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
envelopmentnounThe act of enveloping.
shroudingnounA shroud (annular plate at the periphery of a water wheel, forming side of bucket).
enclosingnounThat which encloses.
inclosurenoun(now uncommon) Alternative spelling of enclosure. [(countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.]

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closenoun(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
concealingnounMaterial, etc., that conceals something.
enclosingnounThat which encloses.
enclosurenoun(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
inclosurenoun(now uncommon) Alternative spelling of enclosure. [(countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.]
shroudingnounA shroud (annular plate at the periphery of a water wheel, forming side of bucket).
abuttingnounabutment
surroundingnounAn environment.
wrappingnounThe material in which something is wrapped.
engulfingnounThe act of engulfing
enfoldingnounA folding around something.
enwrappedverbenclosed or enveloped in something immaterial
engulfmentnounThe act of engulfing
enfoldedverb(transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.
encapsulatingnoun(programming, object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
enfoldsverb(transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.
encompassingbroad in scope or content
enshroudingnounThe process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
encompassedverb(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
engulfsverb(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.

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