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▪ I. intertangle, v.|ɪntəˈtæŋg(ə)l|
Also 6 enter-.
[inter- 1 b.]
trans. To tangle together; to intertwine confusedly or inextricably. Hence interˈtangled ppl. a., interˈtangling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie ii. ii. (Arb.) 80 Elegie, Epitaph, Epigramme or such meetres, of plaine concord not harmonically entertangled. Ibid. ii. xi[i.]. (Arb.) 120 All which parts are discouered in this figure: loue by the serpents amorous entertangling. 1612Two Noble K. i. iii, To water Their intertangled roots of love. 1820Shelley Witch Atl. xxv, Intertangled lines of light. a1849Poe W.W. Lord Wks. 1864 III. 169 Its veriest common-places are intertwined and inextricably intertangled.
▪ II. † interˈtangle, n. Obs.
In 6 enter-.
[inter- 2 a.]
= next; spec. an intricate system of rimes.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie ii. x[i.]. (Arb.) 100 Concord in Plaine compasse..Entertangle. |