WREATH, n. [See Writhe.] 1. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; as, to wreath a garland of flowers.2. To interweave; to entwine; as chains of wreathed work.3. To encircle, as a garland.The flowrs that wreath the sparkling bowl.4. To encircle as with a garland; to dress in a garland.And with thy winding ivy wreaths her lance.WREATH, v.i. To be interwoven or entwined; as a bower of wreathing trees.
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