wreathe, wind
(verb) form into a wreath
wreathe
(verb) decorate or deck with wreaths; “wreathe the grave site”
wreathe
(verb) move with slow, sinuous movements
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wreathe (third-person singular simple present wreathes, present participle wreathing, simple past and past participle wreathed)
(transitive) To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath.
(transitive) To form a wreathlike shape around something.
(intransitive) To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
(obsolete) To turn violently aside or around; to wrench.
• weareth, weather, whate'er, wheater, whereat
Source: Wiktionary
Wreathe, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed; Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] Etym: [See Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.]
1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. [Obs.] And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. Spenser.
2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular physiognomy was wreathed. Sir W. Scott. From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped. Milton.
3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold. Each wreathed in the other's arms. Shak. Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed. Milton. And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. Dryden.
4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle. In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl, Fell adders hiss. Prior.
Wreathe, v. i.
Definition: To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of wreathing trees. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
