WREATHE


Meaning of WREATHE in English

v. 1 tr. encircle as, with, or like a wreath. 2 tr. (foll. by round) put (one's arms etc.) round (a person etc.). 3 intr. (of smoke etc.) move in the shape of wreaths. 4 tr. form (flowers, silk, etc.) into a wreath. 5 tr. make (a garland).

[ partly back-form. f. archaic wrethen past part. of WRITHE; partly f. WREATH ]

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