KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

WREATH, noun [See Writhe.]

1. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; as, to wreath a garland of flowers.

2. To interweave; to entwine; as chains of wreathed work.

3. To encircle, as a garland.

The flowrs that wreath the sparkling bowl.

4. To encircle as with a garland; to dress in a garland.

And with thy winding ivy wreaths her lance.

WREATH, verb intransitive To be interwoven or entwined; as a bower of wreathing trees.

WREATHED, participle passive Twisted; entwined; interwoven.

WREATHING, participle present tense Twisting; entwining; encircling.

WREATHY, adjective Twisted; curled; spiral; as a wreathy spire.