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entwined

[ en-twahynd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

twisted, laced, or wound together:
I’ve seen some innovative and lovely fences made out of entwined branches.
She tenderly took his hand, dropping her gaze to their entwined fingers.
(of events, themes, characters, etc.) closely or inextricably involved with one another:
In her fascinating book the author vividly tells the entwined stories of America’s highways and highway robbers.

First recorded in 1805–15; entwine ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; entwine ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Whatever we find, there’s no question the fates of life on Earth and our nearest neighbor have been entwined since nearly the beginning.

The vine and the ceremony are deeply entwined with South American indigenous religions of the Amazon.

She must think—it is hardly paranoia, but only the truth—that Christian worship has become entwined with local governance.

At the door a couple is entwined on the floor blocking my departure from the suite.

When in high school the Waters moved down the street, John and Glenn became “two entwined pieces of energy,” as a friend said.

“In my case, for better or worse, they are inextricably entwined,” Sanford said.

Sweeter, more dainty were these little, begrimed kids with their arms entwined around one another's waists.

About the head of the second youth were twisted a few broken and empty ears of corn, entwined with faded grass-stalks.

So intimately entwined are these two natures, these twin struggling impulses, that they often remain confused and inseparable.

One hand lay at her throat, a rosary entwined in her fingers and the silver flash of a crucifix.

It has survived in India under the form of two serpents entwined, probably introduced in the track of Alexander the Great.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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