erron. f. (freq. c. 1600–80) of RAP v.3

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1561.  Norton & Sackv., Gorboduc, IV. ii. 239. His noble limmes in such proportion cast As would have wrapt a sillie womans thought.

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1592.  No-body & Some-b., in Simpson, Sch. Shaks. (1878), 317. Your kinglie presence wraps my soule to heaven.

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1615.  Day, Festivals, 295. Al they can wrap and rend is little enough for Wife and Children.

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1622.  Peacham, Compl. Gent., xvi. 206. Whatsoeuer he could wrap or wring.

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1641.  Symonds, Serm. bef. Ho. Comm., C. The command must needs come with much evidence when it wrappeth the will into such an height.

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1653.  Holcroft, Procopius, Vandal Wars, II. 55. Artabanes … [fell] into a deep musing,… seeming wrapt, with the greatness of the action.

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1679.  C. Nesse, Antid. agst. Popery, 193. The Apostle … [was] wrap’d up to the third heaven.

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1854.  Miss Baker, Northampt. Gloss., II. 408. He wraps and wrings all he can.

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1922.  E. Phillpotts, Grey Room, iv. 106. He was wrapt from this life to the next.

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