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Wreath (gcide) | Wreath \Wreath\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Wreaths. [OE. wrethe, AS.
wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[imac][eth]an to twist.
See Writhe.]
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1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of
smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." --Chaucer.
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[He] of his tortuous train
Curled many a wanton wreath. --Milton.
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2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
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Conquest doth grant
He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman.
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Far back in the ages,
The plow with wreaths was crowned. --Bryant.
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3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and
supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It
generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one
tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the
principal color in the arms.
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wreath (gcide) | Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed;
Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] [See
Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.]
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1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
[Obs.]
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And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe.
--Spenser.
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2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to
entwine.
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The nods and smiles of recognition into which this
singular physiognomy was wreathed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve
Down dropped. --Milton.
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3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to
encircle; to infold.
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Each wreathed in the other's arms. --Shak.
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Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed.
--Milton.
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And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance.
--Dryden.
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4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
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In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl,
Fell adders hiss. --Prior.
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wreath (wn) | wreath
n 1: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath,
garland, coronal, chaplet, lei] |
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wreathe (encz) | wreathe,obtočit v: PetrVwreathe,ověnčit v: PetrVwreathe,ovinout v: PetrVwreathe,vít v: plést věnce PetrV |
wreathed (encz) | wreathed, adj: |
bridalwreath (gcide) | bridalwreath \bridalwreath\ n.
a shrub (Spiraea prunifolia) having copious small white
flowers in spring.
Syn: bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath.
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encircled ringed wreathed (gcide) | decorated \decorated\ adj.
having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady,
bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled,
sequined, spangled, spangly}; bedaubed; {bespectacled,
monocled, spectacled}; braided; {brocaded, embossed,
raised}; buttony; carbuncled; {champleve, cloisonne,
enameled}; crested, plumed having a decorative plume);
crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested;
embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; {encircled,
ringed, wreathed}; {fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked
out}; feathery, feathered, plumy; {frilled, frilly,
ruffled}; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid;
inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; {paneled,
wainscoted}; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled;
tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out]
Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn: adorned.
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enwreathe (gcide) | Inwreathe \In*wreathe"\, v. t.
To surround or encompass as with a wreath. [Written also
enwreathe.]
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Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Enwreathe \En*wreathe"\, v. t.
See Inwreathe. --Shelton.
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Enwreathe (gcide) | Inwreathe \In*wreathe"\, v. t.
To surround or encompass as with a wreath. [Written also
enwreathe.]
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Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Enwreathe \En*wreathe"\, v. t.
See Inwreathe. --Shelton.
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interwreathe (gcide) | interwreathe \in`ter*wreathe"\, v. t.
To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] --Lovelace.
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Inwreathe (gcide) | Inwreathe \In*wreathe"\, v. t.
To surround or encompass as with a wreath. [Written also
enwreathe.]
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Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. --Milton.
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