wreathe
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
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(tr) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
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to move or cause to move in a twisting way
smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
Other Word Forms
- interwreathe verb
- wreather noun
Etymology
Origin of wreathe
1520–30; earlier wrethe, partly v. use of wreath, partly back formation from wrethen, obsolete past participle of writhe
Example Sentences
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But if she and her wreathe of shadow-selves are looking for labels, “writer” suits them all just fine.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2017
Two bizarre plotlines wreathe around each other in “The Dark Room.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2017
About 1,300 active satellites wreathe the globe in a crowded nest of orbits, providing worldwide communications, GPS navigation, weather forecasting and planetary surveillance.
From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2015
His bald head is radiant, his skull capacious, and the black hair at his temples resembles nothing so much as the laurel leaves that used to wreathe the heads of victorious Roman generals.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 16, 2012
The farmer’s daughter tended it with loving care; she would comb its coat and wreathe its horns with garlands.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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