enwreathe

American  

[en-reeth] / ɛnˈrið /

verb (used with object)

enwreathed, enwreathing

1. to surround or encircle with or as with a wreath.

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Etymology

Origin of enwreathe

First recorded in 1610–20; en- ¹ + wreathe

Example Sentences

"I know, that Sorrow is that nobleness alone, Which never may corrupted be by hell nor curse, I know, in order to enwreathe my mystic crown I must inspire the ages and the universe."

From The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire, Charles

I gaze upon her beauty Through the tresses that enwreathe it; The light above thy wave, is hers— My rest, alone beneath it: Oh, give me back the dying look My father gave thy water!

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

Oak and olive and bay—I bid you cease to enwreathe Brows made bold by your leaf!

From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra

Oak and olive and bay,—I bid you cease to enwreathe Brows made bold by your leaf!

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)

Wherefore arise, O men, and enwreathe your hair with leafy sprays, and stretch forth the cups in your hands; call on our common god and pour the glad wine.'

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil