inwind
Americanverb (used with object)
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It was the name "R. Purcel," cunningly inwound in the tendrils.
From A Flock of Girls and Boys by Nora Perry
Her life was so tragically inwound with his that to think of shaking away her hand seemed the act of a sordid egoist.
From Money Magic A Novel by Hamlin Garland
Maelanfaid saw a tiny bird A-grieving on the ground, And O, the sad lament he heard, That sorrow's self might sound: He could not read a note or word The song of grief inwound.
From Ballads of Peace in War by Michael Earls
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