wreathern.

Brit.

/ˈriːðə/, U.S.

/ˈriðər/

Forms: see wreathe v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wreathe v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < wreathe v. + -er suffix¹.

†1. A person who twists or perverts the meaning of something; = writher n. 1. Cf. wreathe v. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [noun] > one who perverts

adulterer?c1430

writher1498

perverter?a1500

wrester1533

corruptera1538

wringerc1560

racker1565

wreather1566

hackera1603

wracker1719

torturer1830

1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 62 To proue you wresters and wrethers of Gods holy worde.

2. A person who wreathes or twists things together; (later usually) a person who makes wreaths. Also figurative.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > condition of being twisted spirally > fact or action of > one who

wreather1579

twister1879

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 5 Pityocamtes, that is to saye, a wreather, or bower of pyne apple trees.

1817 J. Keats Poems 100 Sleep... Soft closer of our eyes!.. Wreather of poppy buds, and weeping willows!

1866 T. Brierley in J. Harland Lancs. Lyrics 195 These magical charmers of manhood, These wreathers of love and delight.

1981 R. Barrette Countryman's Jrnl. 58 Wreathing (making the basic undecorated Christmas wreath) is an annual event... It is an undertaking that the wreathers enjoy.

2020 Stoney Creek (Canada) News (Nexis) 25 Feb. The beautiful, easy-to-make wreaths were lighting up the social networking site Pinterest, generating a buzz with millions of wreathers.

†3. An extorter. Cf. writhing adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > one who

wringera1300

askera1325

extortionerc1375

exactor1382

scaffer?a1513

shaver1534

caterpillar1541

bloodsucker?1555

suck-purse1586

griper1587

extortor1590

exacter1596

extorter1605

barathrum1609

wreather1648

shark1713

vampire1741

bleeder1846

flayer1865

extortionist1885

Shylock1894

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Wrijter, an Extorter, a Wreather, or a Wrester.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wreather
释义	wreathern. Brit. /ˈriːðə/, U.S. /ˈriðər/ Forms: see wreathe v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wreathe v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < wreathe v. + -er suffix¹. †1. A person who twists or perverts the meaning of something; = writher n. 1. Cf. wreathe v. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [noun] > one who perverts adulterer?c1430 writher1498 perverter?a1500 wrester1533 corruptera1538 wringerc1560 racker1565 wreather1566 hackera1603 wracker1719 torturer1830 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 62 To proue you wresters and wrethers of Gods holy worde. 2. A person who wreathes or twists things together; (later usually) a person who makes wreaths. Also figurative. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > condition of being twisted spirally > fact or action of > one who wreather1579 twister1879 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 5 Pityocamtes, that is to saye, a wreather, or bower of pyne apple trees. 1817 J. Keats Poems 100 Sleep... Soft closer of our eyes!.. Wreather of poppy buds, and weeping willows! 1866 T. Brierley in J. Harland Lancs. Lyrics 195 These magical charmers of manhood, These wreathers of love and delight. 1981 R. Barrette Countryman's Jrnl. 58 Wreathing (making the basic undecorated Christmas wreath) is an annual event... It is an undertaking that the wreathers enjoy. 2020 Stoney Creek (Canada) News (Nexis) 25 Feb. The beautiful, easy-to-make wreaths were lighting up the social networking site Pinterest, generating a buzz with millions of wreathers. †3. An extorter. Cf. writhing adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > one who wringera1300 askera1325 extortionerc1375 exactor1382 scaffer?a1513 shaver1534 caterpillar1541 bloodsucker?1555 suck-purse1586 griper1587 extortor1590 exacter1596 extorter1605 barathrum1609 wreather1648 shark1713 vampire1741 bleeder1846 flayer1865 extortionist1885 Shylock1894 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Wrijter, an Extorter, a Wreather, or a Wrester. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1566
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