intertwist
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
- intertwistingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of intertwist
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Intertwist, in-tėr-twist′, v.t. to twist together.—adv.
From Project Gutenberg
Intertangle, in-tėr-tang′gl, v.t, to intertwist.
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And now the torrents from their mountain-beds Roar down uncheck'd; and serpents shaped of mist Writhe up to Heaven with unforbidden heads; And thunder-clouds, whose lightnings intertwist, Rack all the sky, and tear it into shreds, And shake the air like Titians that have kiss'd!
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The strictly literary merit of none could be put high, and the method, that of forwarding the result by a complicated intertwist of letters and narratives, though it took the public fancy for a time, was clumsy; while the author followed his master in more than one aberration of taste and sentiment.
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And it may be found likewise, at least by some, that in no book is there to be found such a constant intertwist of the passion which, in all humanity's higher representatives, goes with humour hand in hand—a loving yet a mutually critical pair.
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