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enwound
en·wind
/
ɛnˈwaɪnd
/
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en-
wahynd
]
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verb (used with object),
en·wound,
en·wind·ing.
to
wind
or coil about; encircle.
Also,
inwind
.
Origin:
1590–1600;
en-
1
+
wind
2
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enwind
(ɪnˈwaɪnd)
—
vb
,
-winds
,
-winding
,
-wound
(
tr
) to wind or coil around; encircle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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