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enswathe

American  
[en-swoth, -sweyth] / ɛnˈswɒð, -sweɪð /

verb (used with object)

enswathed, enswathing

  1. to swathe.

enswathe British  
/ ɪnˈsweɪð /

verb

  1. (tr) to bind or wrap; swathe

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Other Word Forms

  • enswathement noun

Etymology

Origin of enswathe

First recorded in 1590–1600; en- 1 + swathe 1

Example Sentences

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Ay, if words never needed enswathe aught But ignorance, impudence, envy And malice—what word-swathe would then vie With yours for a clearness crystalline?

From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram

Rosy and proud are the skies of the East, Love-dowered moons to enswathe thee, delight thee: Thy days and our days—are thine then the least, O Aphrodite?

From Embers, Complete by Parker, Gilbert

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