enwreathe
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of enwreathe
Example Sentences
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Oak and olive and bay,—I bid you cease to enwreathe Brows made bold by your leaf!
From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
Oak and olive and bay—I bid you cease to enwreathe Brows made bold by your leaf!
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra
Soon as the noise of banquet ceased and the board was cleared, they set down great bowls and enwreathe the wine.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
Wherefore arise, O men, and enwreathe your hair with leafy sprays, and stretch forth the cups in your hands; call on our common god and pour the glad wine.'
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
"I know, that Sorrow is that nobleness alone, Which never may corrupted be by hell nor curse, I know, in order to enwreathe my mystic crown I must inspire the ages and the universe."
From The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire, Charles
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