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▪ I. intertwining, vbl. n.|ɪntəˈtwaɪnɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. intertwine.
1836Macgillivray tr. Humboldt's Trav. vii. 93 A first attempt to penetrate into this pass was rendered unsuccessful by..the intertwining of lianas and thorny plants. 1843Ruskin Mod. Paint. I. ii. ii. iii. §5. 145 So again in the Rhymer's Glen..note the intertwining of the shadows across the path. 1852Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. II. xxii. 332 None knew better than the Caribs the intertwinings of the rivers. 1899F. A. Wood in Amer. Jrnl. Philol. XX. 254 There are many intertwinings of meaning within any related group of words.
▪ II. interˈtwining, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That intertwines; interlacing, interweaving. Hence interˈtwiningly adv., so as to intertwine.
1823E. Moor Suffolk Words 120 Running a line of hazel or other flexible wands intertwiningly along the top of a hedge. 1827–44Willis Lazarus & Mary 26 The intertwining locks of that bright hair. 1844H. H. Wilson Brit. India III. 95 An intricate net-work of intertwining reeds and brushwood. |