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wreathe
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rið
/
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ree
th
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verb,
wreathed;
wreathed
or
(
Archaic
)
wreath·en;
wreath·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to encircle or adorn with or as with a
wreath
.
2.
to form as a
wreath
by twisting or twining.
3.
to surround in curving or curling masses or form.
4.
to envelop:
a face wreathed in smiles.
verb (used without object)
5.
to take the form of a
wreath
or
wreaths
.
6.
to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.
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Origin:
1520–30;
earlier
wrethe,
partly v. use of
wreath
, partly back formation from
wrethen,
obsolete past participle of
writhe
Related forms
wreath·er,
noun
in·ter·wreathe,
verb,
in·ter·wreathed,
in·ter·wreath·ing.
Can be confused:
wraith
,
wreath
,
wreathe,
writhe
.
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World English Dictionary
wreathe
(riːð)
—
vb
1.
to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
2.
(
tr
) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
3.
to move or cause to move in a twisting way:
smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
[C16: perhaps back formation from
wrēthen,
from Old English
writhen,
past participle of
wrīthan
to
writhe
; see
wreath
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
wreathe
1530, a back-formation from wrethen, M.E. pp. of
writhe
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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