inter wreathe

wreathe

[reeth] 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

wreath·er, noun
in·ter·wreathe, verb, in·ter·wreathed, in·ter·wreath·ing.

wraith, wreath, wreathe, writhe.
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wreathe (riːð) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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]

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wreathe
1530, a back-formation from wrethen, M.E. pp. of writhe.
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