envelope
Pronunciation:
/ˈɒn.və.ləʊp//ˈɑn.vəˌloʊp/noun
Definitions
A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
Something that envelops; a wrapping.
A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.
A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.