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Wreath \Wreath\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Wreaths}. [OE. wrethe, AS.
wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[imac][eth]an to twist.
See {Writhe}.]
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1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of
smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." --Chaucer.
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[He] of his tortuous train
Curled many a wanton wreath. --Milton.
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2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
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Conquest doth grant
He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman.
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Far back in the ages,
The plow with wreaths was crowned. --Bryant.
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3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and
supporting the crest (see Illust. of {Crest}). It
generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one
tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the
principal color in the arms.
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Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. {Wreathed}; p. p. {Wreathed};
Archaic {Wreathen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreathing}.] [See
{Wreath}, n.] [Written also {wreath}.]
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1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
[Obs.]
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And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe.
--Spenser.
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2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to
entwine.
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The nods and smiles of recognition into which this
singular physiognomy was wreathed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve
Down dropped. --Milton.
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3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to
encircle; to infold.
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Each wreathed in the other's arms. --Shak.
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Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed.
--Milton.
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And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance.
--Dryden.
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4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
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In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl,
Fell adders hiss. --Prior.
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