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Definitions for Wreathed
[1] a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
[2] any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation: a wreath of clouds.
[3] (in stair building) a curved section of a handrail. Also called wreath·piece . a curved section of a string.
[4] to wreathe.
[5] to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
[6] to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.
[7] to surround in curving or curling masses or form.
[8] to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles.
[9] to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.
[10] to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.
[11] a band of flowers or foliage intertwined into a ring, usually placed on a grave as a memorial or worn on the head as a garland or a mark of honour
[12] any circular or spiral band or formation
[13] a spiral or circular defect appearing in porcelain and glassware
[14] to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
[15] (tr) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
[16] to move or cause to move in a twisting way smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
Words related to Wreathed
wreathwrapped, mounted, enclosed, curvaceous, rounded, arched, crooked, twisted, elliptical, serpentine, twisting, dishevel, derange, screw, swivel, spiral, contort, wriggle, wiggle, wrench
Words nearby Wreathed
wreathwrath, wrathful, wrathy, wreak, wreak havoc, wreath, wreathe, wreathed column, wreathy, wreck, wreckage
Origin of Wreathed
1520–30; earlier wrethe, partly v. use of wreath, partly back formation from wrethen, obsolete past participle of writhe
Words that may be confused with Wreathed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wreathewraith, wreath, wreathe, writhe
Other words from Wreathed
wreath·like , adjective
wreath·er , noun
in·ter·wreathe , verb, in·ter·wreathed, in·ter·wreath·ing.
Word origin for Wreathed
C16: perhaps back formation from wrēthen, from Old English writhen, past participle of wrīthan to writhe ; see wreath
Synonyms for Wreathed
bordered, enclosed, mounted, wrapped, clasped, compassed, confined, encased, encircled, enveloped, fringed, girdled, matted, outlined