shrinkwrapped

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shrinkwrapped - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\
     (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. shrink-wrapped
     or shrink"wrapped (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
     shrink"wrapping or shrink"-wrapping.]
     to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet
     of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting
     wrapping by the application of heat.
     [PJC] shrink-wrap