wreathed

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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Translations

wreathed

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

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