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单词 overtwine
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overtwinev.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtwʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtwaɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, twine v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + twine v.1 Compare to twine over (see twine v.1 5). Compare earlier over-twining adj.
literary and poetic. Now rare.
transitive. To twine over or round about; to wreathe. Usually in passive.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)] > coil round (something)
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a1817 F. Sayers Poet. Wks. (1830) 178 Well pleas'd I mark thy modest, straw-crown'd roof, The luscious woodbine that o'ertwines its brow.
1819 P. B. Shelley Let. 23 Mar. (1964) II. 85 Masses of the fallen ruin overtwined with the broad leaves of the creeping weeds.
1881 J. Todhunter Day-dream in Kent in Forest Songs 98 Dim rhododendron thickets, overtwined With English woodbine!
1905 H. James Lesson in Balzac 55 That pillared portico—paved with marble, I beg you to believe, and overtwined with charming flowers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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