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enlacement
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en·lace
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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
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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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