enlace
to interlace; intertwine: to enlace strands of rope.
to bind or encircle with or as with a lace or cord: Vines enlaced the tree.
Origin of enlace
1- Also inlace.
Other words from enlace
- en·lace·ment, noun
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How to use enlace in a sentence
Elsewhere we saw terraces higher up, but none on so great a scale, so completely enlacing the slope from base to crest.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga | Cornelis De Witt WillcoxThrough the enlacing fingers of the trees the western sun made ladders of light.
Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) | Mary CholmondeleyThus, while the male is enlacing and fecundating her, the female will turn her head back and calmly eat her companion in pleasure.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontHe must be always a willing virgin, given up to life and so enlacing it.
Adventures in the Arts | Marsden Hartley“She is delirious, poor child,” he said to himself; and he tried to remove the enlacing arms from his neck.
The Man with a Shadow | George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for enlace
/ (ɪnˈleɪs) /
to bind or encircle with or as with laces
to entangle; intertwine
Derived forms of enlace
- enlacement, noun
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