Envelop
Pronunciation : En*vel"op
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See Develop.]
Definition : Defn: To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. Nocturnal shades this world envelop. J. Philips.
t. [imp. & p. p. Enveloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Enveloping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913