enwreathe

[en-reeth ]

verb (used with object), en·wreathed, en·wreath·ing.

to surround or encircle with or as with a wreath.

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Origin of enwreathe

First recorded in 1610–20; en-¹ + wreathe

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Historical Examples

Soon as the noise of banquet ceased and the board was cleared, they set down great bowls and enwreathe the wine.
The Aeneid of Virgil
Virgil
My smoky little candle had long since begun to gutter and sputter and enwreathe itself in a winding sheet.
Memoirs of a Midget
Walter de la Mare