WRAPPER
negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat
(noun) a loose dressing gown for women
wrap, wrapper
(noun) cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
wrapping, wrap, wrapper
(noun) the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wrapper (plural wrappers)
Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
One who, or that which, wraps.
(object-oriented) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
Usage notes
• In the computing sense, wrapper is often used attributively: one can speak of a “wrapper class”, a “wrapper object”, a “wrapper function”, and so on. More broadly, one can speak of the “wrapper pattern”, which is a general term for the creation and use of such wrappers.
Synonyms
• (construct that mediates access): adapter
• wrapper class
• primitive wrapper class
Anagrams
• prewrap
Source: Wiktionary
Wrap"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, wraps.
2. That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope;
covering.
3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress intended
to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning wrapper; a gentleman's
wrapper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition