wreathe Definition
wreathe (rēt̸h)
transitive verb wreathed, wreath′·ing
- to coil, twist, or entwine, esp. so as to form into a wreath
- to coil, twist, or entwine around; encircle clouds wreathed the mountains
- to decorate with wreaths
- to cover or envelop a face wreathed in smiles
Etymology: Early ModE, back-form. < ME wrethen, pp. of writhen, writhe; in later use < wreath
intransitive verb
- to move with a twisting or coiling motion
- to have or take the form of a wreath
wreathe Usage Examples
Preposition: about
temple: Blue; a woman's head couped at the neck proper wreathed about the temple and neck with a chaplet of oak proper.
Object
- face: Joyce arrived, her bright round face wreathed in smiles.
- head: Over 4 pilasters just above the cornice at roof level there are four wreathed heads surrounded with floral scrolls.
Preposition: in
- mist: This is an atmospheric whodunit wreathed in winter mists and mystery, but given legs by a sturdy cast of rustic functionaries.
- smile: Gandhi himself, however, appeared to be in the best of spirits, his face being wreathed in smiles.
- cloud: The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds.
- smoke: A man sits lost in thought before a golden vase from which a woman mysteriously emerges, wreathed in smoke.
- mystery: It is illuminated by an eerie pink glow, and the summit is wreathed in mystery and cloud.
- flower: Some of the cottages are let to residents, and these are wreathed in flowers.
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