verb (written)
1 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (in / with sth) to surround or cover sth:
The mountain tops were wreathed in mist. * The plant grew everywhere, its stems wreathed with soft blue flowers. * (figurative) Her face was wreathed in smiles (= she was smiling a lot).
2 [V+adv./prep.] to move slowly and lightly, especially in circles:
smoke wreathing upwards into the sky
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for wreathe is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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