[ ri:δ ]
■ verb
1》 envelop, surround, or encircle.
↘ literary twist or entwine round or over something.
↘(of smoke) move with a curling motion.
2》 form (flowers, leaves, or stems) into a wreath.
Origin
C16: partly a back-form. from archaic wrethen , past participle of writhe , reinforced by wreath .