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enlacement

[en-leys]

en·lace

[en-leys]
verb (used with object), -laced, -lac·ing.
1.
to interlace; intertwine: to enlace strands of rope.
2.
to bind or encircle with or as with a lace or cord: Vines enlaced the tree.
Also, inlace.


Origin:
1325–75; Middle English enlacen < Old French enlacier. See en-1, lace

en·lace·ment, noun
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enlace (ɪnˈleɪs)
 
vb
1.  to bind or encircle with or as with laces
2.  to entangle; intertwine
 
en'lacement
 
n

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