'Wreathed' definitions:
Definition of 'Wreathed'
From: GCIDE
- Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed; Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] [See Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
- The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular physiognomy was wreathed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold. [1913 Webster]
- Each wreathed in the other's arms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle. [1913 Webster]
- In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl, Fell adders hiss. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wreathed'
From: GCIDE
- Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed; Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] [See Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
- The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular physiognomy was wreathed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold. [1913 Webster]
- Each wreathed in the other's arms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle. [1913 Webster]
- In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl, Fell adders hiss. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wreathed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adorned,
- beaded,
- bedecked,
- bedizened,
- befrilled,
- bejeweled,
- beribboned,
- bespangled,
- braided,
- compassed,
- decked out,
- decorated,
- embellished,
- enclosed,
- encompassed,
- enfolded,
- enlaced,
- entwined,
- enveloped,
- environed,
- feathered,
- festooned,
- figured,
- flowered,
- fretted,
- garnished,
- handwoven,
- interknit,
- interlaced,
- interthreaded,
- intertied,
- intertissued,
- intertwined,
- interwoven,
- jeweled,
- knit,
- laced,
- lapped,
- loomed,
- ornamented,
- plaited,
- platted,
- pleached,
- plumed,
- raddled,
- spangled,
- spangly,
- studded,
- surrounded,
- textile,
- tricked out,
- trimmed,
- twined,
- woven,
- wrapped