intwine
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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May thistle, shamrock, rose, for aye intwine In union and brotherhood sublime; And every Briton heavenward waft the prayer, That each the other's weal or woe still share.
From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)
This laurel-leaf I cast upon thy bier; Let worthier hands than these thy wreath intwine; 70 Upon thy hearse I shed no useless tear,— For us weep rather thou in calm divine!
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell
And on that grave where English oak and holly And laurel wreaths intwine, Deem it not all a too presumptuous folly,— This spray of Western pine!
From Dickens in Camp by Harte, Bret
"Their spirit and togetherness has never been in question. They're absolutely intwined into Newcastle. They want to be here, they want to play. They're connected to the club. in a way that's very deep."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
What if, in spite of her disdain, I find my heart intwined about With Cupid's dear delicious chain So closely that I can't get out?
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
In the southern provinces of France, magnificent forests, intwined by arborescent grasses and with the trees loaded with parasitical plants, would hide the face of the land.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles
It was very narrow, winding, and deep; on each side a wall thirty or forty feet high, formed by trees intwined with creepers, gave to the canal a singularly gloomy appearance.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles
Thou art with life Too closely woven, nerve with nerve intwined; Service still craving service, love for love ...
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud
Then, intwining arms with a bright sylphid, she flew with her over the gardens in a trance of delight.
From Fairy Book by May, Sophie
I shall now have the shooprame bliss," said Mr. Macshane, with much feeling, as he lifted Mrs. Hayes from the saddle—-"the shooprame bliss of intwining two harrts that are mead for one another.
From Catherine: a Story by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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