wreath-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈriːθlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈriθˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wreath n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < wreath n. + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In the manner of, or so as to resemble, a wreath; in a twisted, coiled, or entwined manner.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > coiling or twisting together

wreath-like1641

intertwiningly1823

1641 Wits Recreations (new ed.) sig. T6 Two firme Heartes in one ♡ meeting, Grasping hand in hand ne'r fleeting, Wreathlike like a maze entwineing.

1868 Daily Evening Bull. (Philadelphia) 1 June 3/2 The monument bears an inscription to the memory of the..soldiers who fell in the late war, with the battles..run wreathlike around the shaft.

2018 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 19 Jan. 20 Three..works..show the artist with local flora arranged, wreath-like, around his head.

B. adj.

Resembling a wreath; twisted, coiled, entwined.In quot. a1770 in figurative context.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > coiling or twisting together > coiled or twisted together

intricate1579

plait1583

interwreatheda1658

intervolved1667

intertwineda1680

convolved1713

braided1747

wreath-likea1770

woven1816

swirly1825

interwound1877

entrailing1885

a1770 M. Laird Mem. (1775) x. 110 I was impressed with the thoughts of a trial from several scriptures..: but some of them were very dark, and also wreath-like.

1863 Numismatic Chron. New Ser. 3 9 The piece is plain, but with a wreath-like border.

2007 K. A. Behrendt Art of Gandhara 30/1 The figure..can possibly be identified as Dionysus because of his wreathlike crown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	wreath-like
释义	wreath-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈriːθlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈriθˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wreath n., -like suffix. Etymology: < wreath n. + -like suffix. A. adv. In the manner of, or so as to resemble, a wreath; in a twisted, coiled, or entwined manner. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adverb] > coiling or twisting together wreath-like1641 intertwiningly1823 1641 Wits Recreations (new ed.) sig. T6 Two firme Heartes in one ♡ meeting, Grasping hand in hand ne'r fleeting, Wreathlike like a maze entwineing. 1868 Daily Evening Bull. (Philadelphia) 1 June 3/2 The monument bears an inscription to the memory of the..soldiers who fell in the late war, with the battles..run wreathlike around the shaft. 2018 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 19 Jan. 20 Three..works..show the artist with local flora arranged, wreath-like, around his head. B. adj. Resembling a wreath; twisted, coiled, entwined.In quot. a1770 in figurative context. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > coiling or twisting together > coiled or twisted together intricate1579 plait1583 interwreatheda1658 intervolved1667 intertwineda1680 convolved1713 braided1747 wreath-likea1770 woven1816 swirly1825 interwound1877 entrailing1885 a1770 M. Laird Mem. (1775) x. 110 I was impressed with the thoughts of a trial from several scriptures..: but some of them were very dark, and also wreath-like. 1863 Numismatic Chron. New Ser. 3 9 The piece is plain, but with a wreath-like border. 2007 K. A. Behrendt Art of Gandhara 30/1 The figure..can possibly be identified as Dionysus because of his wreathlike crown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adv.adj.1641
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