Interweave

  • 111entangle — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French entangler more at tangle Date: 15th century 1. a. to wrap or twist together ; interweave b. ensnare 2. a. to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation < became entangled …

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  • 112interlace — verb Etymology: Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo French entrelacer, from entre inter + lacer to lace Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to unite by or as if by lacing together ; interweave 2. to vary by alternation or intermixture ;&#8230; …

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  • 113inweave — transitive verb (inwove; also weaved; inwoven; also weaved; weaving) Date: 15th century interweave, interlace …

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  • 114wreathe — verb (wreathed; wreathing) Etymology: wreath Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. a. to shape into a wreath b. interweave c. to cause to coil about something 2. to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases 3 …

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  • 115plait — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pleit, from Anglo French pleit, plei, pli, from Vulgar Latin *plicitum, from neuter of Latin plicitus, past participle of plicare to fold more at ply Date: 14th century 1. pleat 2. a braid of material (as hair or …

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  • 116raddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English radel, from diminutive of rad , red red Date: 14th century red ocher II. transitive verb (raddled; raddling) Date: 1631 to mark or paint with raddle III. transitive verb …

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  • 117thread — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thred, from Old English thrǣd; akin to Old High German drāt wire, Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn more at throw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or&#8230; …

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  • 118tinsel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tyneseyle cloth interwoven with metallic thread, probably from Anglo French tencelé, past participle of tenceler, estenceler to sparkle more at stencil Date: 1538 1. threads, strips, or sheets of metal, paper, or …

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  • 119trellis — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trelis, from Anglo French treleis, from Old French treille arbor, from Latin trichila summerhouse Date: 14th century 1. a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants 2. a&#8230; …

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  • 120interwoven — adjective see interweave …

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