interlace
[in-ter-leys, in-ter-leys]
verb (used without object), in·ter·laced, in·ter·lac·ing.
to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine: Their hands interlaced.
verb (used with object), in·ter·laced, in·ter·lac·ing.
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
to mingle; blend.
to diversify, as with threads woven in.
to intersperse; intermingle: She interlaced her lecture on Schubert with some of his songs.
Origin of interlace
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Examples from the Web for interlace
Contemporary Examples of interlace
"Put your arms on your lap and interlace your fingers," she says.
Historical Examples of interlace
It made her interlace her fingers with nervous anxiety, but it set a fire in her eyes.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
To interlace these is the crowning achievement of political science.
StatesmanPlato
To interlace a story with glass and with rope with color and roam.
Geography and PlaysGertrude Stein
They interpenetrate, interlace, correspond with and embrace each other.
Delsarte System of OratoryVarious
Note the large fibers in the ligament, which branch and interlace.
A Practical PhysiologyAlbert F. Blaisdell
interlace
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