wreathed

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wreathe (r

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v. wreathed, wreath·ing, wreathes

v.tr.

1. To twist or entwine into a wreath.

2. To twist or curl into a wreathlike shape or contour.

3. To crown, decorate, or encircle with or as if with a wreath.

4. To coil or curl.

5. To form a wreath or wreathlike shape around.

v.intr.

1. To assume the form of a wreath.

2. To curl, writhe, or spiral: The smoke wreathed upward.

[From wreath.]

Translations

wreathed [riːðd] adj a face wreathed in smiles → un volto raggiante
wreathed in mist → avvolto/a nella nebbia

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