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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wreath /riθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. wreaths /riðz, riθs/USA pronunciation .- a circular band, as of flowers, used for decoration:laid a wreath at the hero's tomb.
- a ringlike mass or formation:a wreath of smoke.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wreathe /rið/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], wreathed, wreath•ing. - to make a circle around (something) or decorate with or as if with a wreath.
- to surround or envelop:a face wreathed in smiles.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wreath (rēth),USA pronunciation n., pl. wreaths (rēᵺz, rēths),USA pronunciation v.
n. - a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose;
a garland or chaplet. - any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation:a wreath of clouds.
- Building(in stair building)
- a curved section of a handrail.
- Also called wreath′piece′. a curved section of a string.
v.t., v.i. - to wreathe.
- bef. 1000; Middle English wrethe, Old English writha something wound or coiled; akin to writhe
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wreathe (rēᵺ),USA pronunciation v., wreathed;
wreathed or (Archaic) wreath•en;
wreath•ing. v.t. - to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.
- to surround in curving or curling masses or form.
- to envelop:a face wreathed in smiles.
v.i. - to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.
- to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.
- earlier wrethe, partly verb, verbal use of wreath, partly back formation from wrethen, obsolete past participle of writhe 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wreath /riːθ/ n ( pl wreaths /riːðz; riːθs/)- a band of flowers or foliage intertwined into a ring, usually placed on a grave as a memorial or worn on the head as a garland or a mark of honour
- any circular or spiral band or formation
- a spiral or circular defect appearing in porcelain and glassware
Etymology: Old English wrǣth, wrǣd; related to Middle Low German wrēden to twist. See writheˈwreathless adj ˈwreathˌlike adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wreathe /riːð/ vb - to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
- (transitive) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
- to move or cause to move in a twisting way: smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps back formation from wrēthen, from Old English writhen, past participle of wrīthan to writhe; see wreath |