Interlace

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interlace \In`ter*lace"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Interlaced};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Interlacing}.] [OE. entrelacen, F.
     entrelacer. See {Inter-}, and {Lace}.]
     To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one
     thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.
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           Severed into stripes
           That interlaced each other.              --Cowper.
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           The epic way is everywhere interlaced with dialogue.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     {Interlacing arches} (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so
        constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be
        interlaced.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interlace
       v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
            ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine},
             {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
       2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her
          neck" [syn: {lock}, {interlock}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "interlace":
     admix, alloy, amalgamate, bemingle, blend, braid, coact, coalesce,
     combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct,
     conglomerate, cooperate, dovetail, emulsify, engage, enlace,
     entwine, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, integrate,
     interact, interblend, interchange, interknit, interlard, intermesh,
     intermingle, intermix, interplay, intertie, intertissue,
     intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interwork, intort, jumble,
     knead, knit, lace, loom, loop, mat, merge, mesh, mingle,
     mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, mortise, net, noose, plait, pleach,
     raddle, scramble, shuffle, splice, stir up, syncretize,
     throw together, tissue, toss together, twill, twine, twist, wattle,
     weave, web, work, wreathe
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  interlace
       
          {progressive coding}