Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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entwine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To be or to become intwined.
- transitive verb To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe.
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- verb Archaic spelling of
entwine .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cottage has a verandah on its front, enclosed by a small railing, tastefully painted, and ornamented with a few running plants, which intwine its posts; and, while charming the eye, lend the delicacy of their fragrance to render to this spot the enchantment of an
Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter Colin Munro
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As shore as the Vine doth the Stump intwine thou art my Lump of Sackkerrine
A Child-World James Whitcomb Riley 1882
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Over hills which, resolved in stern silence, o'erlap and intwine
An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry Hiram Corson 1869
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Let worthier hands than these thy wreath intwine; 70
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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To youth, education imparts that knowledge whose ways are usefulness and honor, and by due restraint and subordination, makes individual to intwine with public good in a just observance of laws, comprehending the path of duty.
Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Ira Mayhew 1854
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The hand of violence has sundered us, and my heart fibres must ever bleed from the wrench, but they will not again intwine.
Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Caroline Lee Hentz 1828
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And, besides I’ll instruct you, like me to intwine
The Dadlands Saloon Jonathan Twingley 2009
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And, besides I’ll instruct you, like me to intwine
The Dadlands Saloon Jonathan Twingley 2009
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"And, besides, I'll instruct you like me, to intwine
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"And there, with good Fellows, we'll learn to intwine
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