In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
INTERTWINE
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
(verb) spin, wind, or twist together; “intertwine the ribbons”; “Twine the threads into a rope”; “intertwined hearts”
loop, intertwine
(verb) make a loop in; “loop a rope”
tat, intertwine
(verb) make lacework by knotting or looping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)
(transitive) To twine something together.
(intransitive) To become twined together.
Synonyms
• (twine around each other): entwine
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*twine", v. t.
Definition: To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. Milton.
In`ter*twine", v. i.
Definition: To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
In`ter*twine", n.
Definition: The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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