interlace
verb /ˌɪntəˈleɪs/
/ˌɪntərˈleɪs/
[transitive, intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they interlace | /ˌɪntəˈleɪs/ /ˌɪntərˈleɪs/ |
he / she / it interlaces | /ˌɪntəˈleɪsɪz/ /ˌɪntərˈleɪsɪz/ |
past simple interlaced | /ˌɪntəˈleɪst/ /ˌɪntərˈleɪst/ |
past participle interlaced | /ˌɪntəˈleɪst/ /ˌɪntərˈleɪst/ |
-ing form interlacing | /ˌɪntəˈleɪsɪŋ/ /ˌɪntərˈleɪsɪŋ/ |
- interlace (something) (with something) to twist things together over and under each other; to be twisted together in this way
- Her hair was interlaced with ribbons and flowers.
- interlacing branches
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInterlace is used with these nouns as the object:- finger
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrelacier, from entre- ‘between’ + lacier ‘to lace’.