WREATHE


Meaning of WREATHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrēth ]

verb

( wreathed ; wreath·ing )

Etymology: wreath

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1.

a. : to shape into a wreath

b. : interweave

c. : to cause to coil about something

2. : to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases

3. : to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath

intransitive verb

1. : to twist in coils : writhe

2.

a. : to take on the shape of a wreath

b. : to move or extend in circles or spirals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.