enswathe

[ en-swoth, -sweyth ]

verb (used with object)

, en·swathed, en·swath·ing.

1. to swathe.

enswathe

/ ɪnˈsweɪð /

verb

1. tr to bind or wrap; swathe

Derived Forms

• enˈswathement, noun

Other Words From

• en·swathement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enswathe¹

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

Example Sentences

Enswathe, en-swāth′, Inswathe, in-, v.t. to wrap in a swathe.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cloak
• clothe
• cover
• dangle
• don
• dress
• enclose
• envelop
• fold
• hang
• sprawl
• swathe
• wrap