ENVEL'OP, verb transitive 1. To cover by wrapping of folding; to inwrap; to invest with a covering. Animal bodies are usually enveloped with skin; the merchant envelops goods with canvas; a letter is enveloped with paper. 2. To surround entirely; to cover on all sides; to hide. A ship was enveloped in fog; the troops were enveloped in dust. 3. To line; to cover on the inside. His iron coat--enveloped with gold. ENVEL'OP, noun A wrapper; an inclosing cover; an integument; as the envelop of a letter, or of the heart. 1. In fortification, a work of earth, in form of a parapet or of a small rampart with a parapet.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI