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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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