Wreathe

4 definitions found

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

  Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. i.
     To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower
     of wreathing trees. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. {Wreathed}; p. p. {Wreathed};
     Archaic {Wreathen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreathing}.] [See
     {Wreath}, n.] [Written also {wreath}.]
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     1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
        [Obs.]
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              And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to
        entwine.
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              The nods and smiles of recognition into which this
              singular physiognomy was wreathed.    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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              From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve
              Down dropped.                         --Milton.
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     3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to
        encircle; to infold.
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              Each wreathed in the other's arms.    --Shak.
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              Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed.
                                                    --Milton.
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              And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
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              In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl,
              Fell adders hiss.                     --Prior.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wreathe
       v 1: move with slow, sinuous movements
       2: encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed
          with blossoms" [syn: {wreath}]
       3: decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"
       4: form into a wreath [syn: {wind}]

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

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "wreathe":
     band, bead, begird, bejewel, belt, belt in, beribbon, bespangle,
     braid, cincture, circle, coil, corkscrew, curl, diamond,
     encincture, encircle, engird, engrave, enlace, ensphere, entwine,
     feather, figure, filigree, flag, flounce, flower, garland, gem,
     gird, girdle, illuminate, interknit, interlace, intertie,
     intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, jewel,
     knit, lace, loom, loop, mat, net, noose, paint, plait, pleach,
     plume, raddle, ribbon, ring, spangle, spiral, splice, tinsel,
     tissue, twill, twine, twine around, twist, wattle, weave, web,
     wreathe around, zone