wreathe

wreathe

to encircle or adorn, as with a wreath; to envelop: Her head was wreathed in spring flowers.

Not to be confused with:

wreath – a circular band of flowers, foliage, or other material, used as an adornment; a garland: We always put an evergreen wreath on the door for the holidays.

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wreathe

 (rēth)

v. wreathed, wreath·ing, wreathes

v.tr.

1. To twist or entwine into a wreath or a wreathlike shape: He wreathed flowers into a garland. He wreathed the cloth into a turban.

2. To crown or decorate with a wreath: The winner was wreathed with laurel.

3. To encircle or surround: The mountaintop is wreathed in mist.

4. To extend across; cover: Her face was wreathed in smiles.

5. To coil or curl: The snake wreathed itself around the branch.

v.intr.

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

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[From wreath.]

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wreathe

(riːð)

vb

1. to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together

2. (tr) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths

3. to move or cause to move in a twisting way: smoke wreathed up to the ceiling.

[C16: perhaps back formation from wrēthen, from Old English writhen, past participle of wrīthan to writhe; see wreath]

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wreathe

(rið)

v.t.

1. to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.

2. to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles.

v.i.

3. to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.

4. to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.

[1520–30; earlier wrethe, partly v. use of wreath, partly back formation from wrethen, obsolete past participle of writhe]

wreath′er, n.

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wreathe

Past participle: wreathed
Gerund: wreathing

Imperative

wreathe

wreathe

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	wreathe - move with slow, sinuous movements
	2.	wreathe - decorate or deck with wreaths; "wreathe the grave site" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	3.	wreathe - form into a wreath wind interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

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wreathe

verb

1. surround, envelop, encircle, enfold, coil around, writhe around, enwrap Cigarette smoke wreathed her face.

2. festoon, wind, crown, wrap, twist, coil, adorn, intertwine, interweave, entwine, twine, engarland The temple's huge columns were wreathed in laurels.

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wreathe

verb

To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course:

coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind.

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Translations

يُغَطّي، يُزَيِّن، يُكَلِّل

indhylle

flechtenschmücken

nattertissertresser

òekja, umlykja, sveipa

avvolgereinghirlandare

kaplamak

覆盖

wreathe

[riːð] (esp liter)

A. VT

1. (= encircle) → ceñir, rodear (with de) a face wreathed in smiles → una cara muy risueña or sonriente
trees wreathed in mist → árboles mpl envueltos en niebla

2. (= garland) [+ person] → engalanar, enguirnaldar (with con) to wreathe flowers into one's hair → ponerse flores en el pelo

B. VI [smoke] to wreathe upwards → elevarse en espirales

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wreathe

vt (= encircle) → (um)winden; (clouds, mist) → umhüllen; (= entwine) → flechten; a garland wreathed the victor’s head → ein Kranz (um)krönte das Haupt des Siegers; his face was wreathed in smiles → er strahlte über das ganze Gesicht

vi the smoke wreathed upwards → der Rauch stieg in Kringeln auf; to wreathe round something (ivy etc) → sich um etw ranken; (snake) → sich um etw schlängeln or ringeln; (smoke) → sich um etw kringeln or kräuseln; (mist) → um etw wallen

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wreath

(riːθ) – plural wreaths (riːθs riːðz) – noun

1. a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc. We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave. krans إكْليل венец coroa věnec der Kranz krans στεφάνιcorona pärg حلقه گل seppele couronneזר पुष्पचक्र vijenac koszorú karangan bunga sveigur, krans corona 花輪 (꽃이나 잎을 엮어 만든) 화환 vainikas vainags kalung bunga; lingkaran bunga kranskranswieniec غړوشكه (لكه دلوګي): ګيډۍ (دګلونو coroa coroană венок veniec venec venac krans พวงหรีด çelenk 花圈，花冠 вінок, гірлянда پھولوں کا ہار vòng hoa 花圈，花环

2. a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc. wreaths of smoke. krul حَلَقَةٌ من الدُّخان вита струйка espiral obláček, spirála der Ring sky τούφα, δαχτυλίδιespiral rõngas حلقه های دود و ابر kiehkura spirale, filet תִמרוֹת עָשָן धूएं का छल्ला kolut dima füstkarika kepulan spírall, vafningur, snúningur anello, voluta 渦巻き (연기 등의) 동그라미 kamuolys, juosta grīste; (dūmu) strūkla lingkaran sliertspiral, virvelkłąb, wstęga غړوشكه (لكه دلوګي) espiral spirală, rotocol кольцо; завиток obláčik, krúžok oblaček, tančica oblak virvel, slinga ลอน duman halkası 煙霧繚繞 закруток, кільце دھوءیں کا چھلا luồng khói （烟、气雾）圈状、螺旋状缭绕

wreathe (riːð) verb

to cover. faces wreathed in smiles. bedek يُغَطّي، يُزَيِّن، يُكَلِّل покривам cobrir(-se) de pokrývat schmücken indhylle τυλίγω, στολίζωcubrir, envolver, adornar, coronar pärgama, katma پوشاندن؛ احاطه کردن verhota rayonnant לְעַטֵר गूथना obaviti övez menyaput þekja, umlykja, sveipa coprire 包む 둘러싸다 apgaubti, apsiausti, skendėti smaidā savilktas sejas berseri-seri omkransenomkranse, innhyllepokryć تاوول، تاوېدل، نغښتل كيدل، ګونجې كول، ګونجې كېدل (لكه په موسكا كې مخ): كتول، كت كېدل، غبرګېدل، غبرګول cobrir(-se) de a radia охватывать pokryť pokriti prekriti idel [leenden], [le med] hela [ansiktet] ปกคลุม kaplamak 覆蓋 вкривати(ся) зморшками لپیٹنا یا آراستہ کرنا bao quanh 覆盖

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