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   Also found in: Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
en·lace  (n-ls) also in·lace (n-)
tr.v. en·laced also in·laced, en·lac·ing also in·lac·ing, en·lac·es also in·lac·es
1. To wrap or wind about with or as if with a lace or laces; encircle.
2. To interlace; entwine.

en·lacement n.

enlace [ɪnˈleɪs]
vb (tr)
1. to bind or encircle with or as with laces
2. to entangle; intertwine
enlacement  n
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Verb1.enlaceenlace - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
wreathe, wind - form into a wreath
twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
wattle - interlace to form wattle
plash, pleach - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"
ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"


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I sail Between two banks, where heavy boughs enlace, Whose verdurous luxuriance wakes once more My many griefs.
 
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