entwineintwinev.
/ɛnˈtwʌɪn//ɪnˈtwʌɪn/ 1.
a. transitive. To twine or twist together; to plait, interlace, interweave.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)] > coil or twist together
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interwreathe1866
thong1888
1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 62 Intwine..the flesh-like Columbine With Pinckes.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 174 But further way found none, so thick entwin'd, As one continu'd brake. View more context for this quotation
1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 425. ¶3 The Graces with their Arms intwined within one another.
1772 W. Jones Poems 3 Where bloom intwin'd the lily, pink, and rose.
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 133 Patiently the old Man Intwines [1809 Entwines] the strong palm-fibres.
1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 85 Entwine their wither'd Arms, 'gainst Wind and Weather.
b. intranstive for reflexive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (intransitive)] > coil or twist together
wreathe1631
entwine1665
intertwine1782
interwind1876
intervolve1886
1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xiii. 92 There they entwine in the dearest embraces.
1771 Fletcher's Piscatory Eclogues (new ed.) iii. xv. 45 (note) Fly, and entwine amid those locks of gold.
1849 S. R. Maitland Illustr. Mesmerism I. 76 Two serpents, who rear up and entwine in the light of a candle stick.
c. To form by twining; to weave.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)] > form by
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1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 231 The Vest and Veil Divine, Which wand'ring Foliage and rich Flow'rs entwine.
1742 R. Savage Valentine's Day in Gentleman's Mag. 12 156/1 For him may Love, the myrtle wreath entwine.
d. figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)]
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writheOE
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enwreathe1667
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intertwist1797
pleach1830
impleach1865
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. i. 3 Which opinion, though false, yet entwined with a true.
1613 J. Donne Epithalamion You two have one way left yourselves t'entwine Besides this bishop's knot.
1684 S. Charnock Several Disc. Attrib. God (1834) I. 10 It [the belief of a God] is so entwined with reason.
1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm (1867) x. 287 The [Christian] doctrine is entwined with the [English] language.
1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey Pref. 11 The murder of Becket..was inseparably entwined with the whole structure of the building.
2.
a. To wreathe or encircle (an object) with (another); to wreathe (the one) about, round (the other). Also intransitive for reflexive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)] > coil round (something)
enlacec1374
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wreathe1509
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twine1602
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intertwine1717
entwine1796
overtwinea1817
enwind1849
warplea1870
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > surround with
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to fabricate about with1634
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round1698
entwine1796
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 625 They entwine their bodies with the entrails of cattle.
1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. i. 68 No more entwines with flowers his shining sword.
1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. vii. 161 Trees intwined with creepers.
1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxii. 542 The pepper-vine,..intwining round its trunk.
1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour iv. 61 A vine-branch entwined about a rod or staff.
b. figurative.
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1835 R. Browning Paracelsus iv. 132 Tangle and entwine mankind with error.
1843 J. M. Neale Hymns for Sick 31 In earthly joys entwined, I had forgot The things above.
1848 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy Past & Present II. iii. 75 Schiller entwined himself round the heart.
1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. viii. 317 Similarity of name or local celebrity may cause a myth to entwine itself about some personage or event of actual history.
3. To clasp as a twining plant; to enfold, embrace. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > surround closely or tightly
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fathomOE
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entwine1633
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throttle1863
1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island ii. xxxv. 25 Divided flames, the iron sides entwining.
1633 G. Herbert Affliction in Temple ii Thy glorious houshold-stuffe did me entwine.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 512 His Armes clung to his Ribs, his Leggs entwining Each other. View more context for this quotation
1760 J. Beattie Hares in Orig. Poems & Transl. 55 The flowering thorn..The hazle's stubborn stem entwin'd.
1832 Ld. Tennyson Miller's Daughter xxiii, in Poems (new ed.) 46 True wife, Round my true heart thine arms entwine.
1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 36 Let my arm your waist entwine.
Derivatives
enˈtwinement n. the action of entwining; the state of being entwined; also concrete.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > [noun]
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twisting1552
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interweaving1578
interlacement1603
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implexion1678
intertwisting1753
intertwine1817
intertwining1832
interramificationa1839
intertwinement1840
inweavement1842
interweavement1843
intertwist1870
twists and turns1884
interlace1904
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling or winding together
entwinementa1670
entwining1674
convolving1713
intertwining1832
intertwinement1840
intervolution1850
intervolving1895
intervolve1898
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 81 That it might be like a mixture of roses and wood-binds in a sweet entwinement.
1834 F. B. Head Bubbles from Brunnen 307 No foot tore asunder the entwinement.
enˈtwining n. the action of entwine v.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > [noun]
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twisting1552
wrapping1553
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interlacement1603
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interramificationa1839
intertwinement1840
inweavement1842
interweavement1843
intertwist1870
twists and turns1884
interlace1904
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling or winding together
entwinementa1670
entwining1674
convolving1713
intertwining1832
intertwinement1840
intervolution1850
intervolving1895
intervolve1898
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 193 The unthinkable care and forecast in all its [the world's] evennesses and entwinings.
enˈtwining adj. that entwines.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [adjective]
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wraparound1957
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > coiling or twisting together
entwining1737
interwinding1827
intertwining1842
convolving1862
intervolving1895
1737 R. Glover Leonidas iii. 247 Among th'intwining branches of the groves.
1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 26 I feel Faint, like one mingled in entwining love.
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