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wreathed

/reeth/US // riθ //UK // (riːθ) //

花圈,花团锦簇,花环,花团锦簇的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural wreaths [reethz, reeths]. /riðz, riθs/.

    • : 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.
    • : a curved section of a handrail.Also called wreathpiece .a curved section of a string.
  1. 1
    • : to wreathe.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incurved
as inwind
as incoil

Examples

  • On a shelf near one of these windows stood the little Madonna, again wreathed with vines as in San Pasquale.

  • They burst out of the mouth of the canyon, a smoke-wreathed whirlwind, heading for the protection of the river.

  • He leapt back beyond the table, and threw himself on guard, his lips still wreathed in their mysterious smile.

  • The emblems on his monument are a branch of beech, a winged A, a wreathed snake and a lamp.

  • A woman was beside him, dark eyes flashing through her mask, red lips wreathed into a smile.