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entwine

ɛntˈwaɪn
WordNet
Three women stand with their arms entwined and sit under a tree. This tree is seen as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil under which the women mourn their sins and seek support from each other. They are in purgatory.
Three women stand with their arms entwined and sit under a tree. This tree is seen as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil under which the women mourn their sins and seek support from each other. They are in purgatory.
  1. (v) entwine
    spin,wind, or twist together "intertwine the ribbons","Twine the threads into a rope","intertwined hearts"
  2. (v) entwine
    tie or link together
Illustrations
Cylindrical porcelain cup with a double, entwined C-shaped handle with modeled flower sprays at the roots, painted in underglaze blue. The wall with people in a river landscape with pavilions, trees and rocks; three people at a large pavilion, two on a bridge, one in a boat and one in the doorway of a smaller pavilion; the rim with a decorative FitzHugh band. Blue White.
Cylindrical cup with people in a river landscape
A roaring lion, entwined by a leaf vine.
A roaring lion, entwined by a leaf vine.
Small oval seal stamp, the handle consisting of two entwined monster fish, with a carrying ring on their tail. Helmeted weapon, on the helmet a tree. The upper half of the shield consists of seven vertical bands, on the lower half three rings around a five-pointed star. Marked: On the base.
Small oval seal stamp, the handle consisting of two entwined monster fish, with a carrying ring on their tail. Helmeted weapon, on the helmet a tree. The upper half of the shield consists of seven vertical bands, on the lower half three rings around a five-pointed star. Marked: On the base.
View of a bedroom where Mars and Venus are intimately entwined on a bed. There is a dog on the bed and Amor is lying on the floor. In the bottom margin Italian verse in two columns.
View of a bedroom where Mars and Venus are intimately entwined on a bed. There is a dog on the bed and Amor is lying on the floor. In the bottom margin Italian verse in two columns.
At the top is a lion on leaf tendrils, at the bottom a dog is entwined by leaf tendrils. Top left: 1re partie, top right: AN ° 12., bottom right: 44.
At the top is a lion on leaf tendrils, at the bottom a dog is entwined by leaf tendrils. Top left: 1re partie, top right: AN ° 12., bottom right: 44.
Cutaway slice depicting two entwined predators.
Cutaway slice depicting two entwined predators.
On the left a medallion depicting Hermaphroditus and Salmacis intimately entwined and kissing. Around the medallion sculptures of naked figures, putti and a mask. On the right a medallion depicting Amor trying to trample Pan. Around the medallion sculptures of naked figures, putti and a mask. The print originally belonged to liber 22 of Michiel Hinloopen's Atlas of Rome (Schijnvoet book 10).
On the left a medallion depicting Hermaphroditus and Salmacis intimately entwined and kissing. Around the medallion sculptures of naked figures, putti and a mask. On the right a medallion depicting Amor trying to trample Pan. Around the medallion sculptures of naked figures, putti and a mask. The print originally belonged to liber 22 of Michiel Hinloopen's Atlas of Rome (Schijnvoet book 10).
The mermaid and mermaid stand on a snail shell with their tails entwined. Amor sits on the shoulders of a second merman supporting the shell. Coming from a series consisting of a title page and 20 pages.
The mermaid and mermaid stand on a snail shell with their tails entwined. Amor sits on the shoulders of a second merman supporting the shell. Coming from a series consisting of a title page and 20 pages.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Entwine
    To be twisted or twined. "With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress."
  2. Entwine
    To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. "Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks.", "Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine ."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. entwine
    To twine; twist round.
  2. entwine
    To become twisted or twined.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Entwine
    en-twīn′ to interlace: to weave.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Pref. en-, + twine,. Cf. Intwine

Usage in the news

Historic tree, Mexican cuisine entwine. barnstablepatriot.com

Love and literature become entwined in Cristián Jiménez's wistful romance, ' Bonsái .'. latimes.com

Love and literature become entwined in Cristián Jiménez's wistful romance, 'Bonsái.'. latimes.com

Baby Switch Leaves Disparate Lives Forever Entwined. ashingtonpost.com

Truth, lies, Internet entwine as 'Catfish' becomes MTV series. stltoday.com

Oil Firms Entwined in Equatorial Guinea Deals. ashingtonpost.com

ISTANBUL – Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish. foxnews.com

Volvo and its racing partner, Polestar , have become more and more entwined recently, and the latest result of their partnership is this hotted-up C30 Polestar Limited Edition. blog.caranddriver.com

Fates of Potomac, Anacostia entwined. ashingtonpost.com

Cirque du Soleil's long-running ' Saltimbanco ' entwines spectacle, artistry and humor. post-gazette.com

"Threads Entwined" celebrates twin sisters Jan Schubert and Jill Scher as they display their recent felted, woven and wax pieces at The Artery , 207 G St, through Dec 4. davisenterprise.com

Cirque du Soleil's long-running 'Saltimbanco' entwines spectacle, artistry and humor. post-gazette.com

Chinese President Hu Jintao's four-day US trip last week produced a number of takeaways: the two countries' business communities will be increasingly entwined, though concerns still linger over China's openness to foreign business. cjr.org

Social media entwined in radio prank. cnn.com

With all this attention to detail on the visual side, it's great to see that writer Corey May took the same care to write a story that entwines personal drama and American history. chicoer.com

Usage in scientific papers

Now, if ψ is a right-right entwining map, then its inverse is a left-left entwining map.
Galois-Type Extensions and Equivariant Projectivity

Let B ⊆ P be an e-coaugmented coalgebra-Galois C -extension whose canonical entwining map ψ is bijective.
Galois-Type Extensions and Equivariant Projectivity

Let B ⊆ P be an e-coaugmented coalgebra-Galois C -extension whose canonical entwining map ψ is bijective, and let ℓ be a homomorphism from C to P ⊗ P .
Galois-Type Extensions and Equivariant Projectivity

Cougmented coalgebra-Galois extensions whose canonical entwining map is bijective are very symmetric.
Galois-Type Extensions and Equivariant Projectivity

Let B ⊆ P be an e-coaugmented coalgebra-Galois C -extension whose canonical entwining map ψ is bijective.
Galois-Type Extensions and Equivariant Projectivity

Usage in literature

What a fine new ray of light you are entwining with your many-colored wreath!... "The Brownings" by Lilian Whiting

Lily was not unconscious, and the moment one of the twins grabbed her, Lily tried to entwine her in her arms. "The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna" by Gertrude W. Morrison

A monstrous serpent entwines him, seizing him round the hind legs and the body with his enormous coils. "Legends & Romances of Brittany" by Lewis Spence

Her symbols were two hands joined together, and two serpents entwined about a herald's staff. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7" by Various

A lily of silver was entwined in her hair. "Tales from the German" by Various

It was a child sleeping at the foot of a cross, around which its arms were entwined. "The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life" by Charles James Lever

He loosened his grasp of it; but it had already entwined itself about his arm, bringing its swaying head nearer and nearer to his face. "The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart" by Adelbert von Chamisso

It did me good to hear Lady Von Rontheim entwine the memories of our fallen sons. "Waldfried" by Berthold Auerbach

The intervals of the sculpture are covered with tracery, representing entwined twigs, like basket-work. "The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain;" by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

She flashed about, rushed at him, and for the first time since "Going to Siberia" he felt the entwining arms. "Fairfax and His Pride" by Marie Van Vorst

Usage in poetry
"Well—there is rest there,
So fast come thy prophecy;
The time when my sunny hair
Shall with grass roots entwined be."
"Warning And Reply" by Emily Jane Bronte Author object (186)
Around each other lovingly
No garlands then entwined;
The sorrowing springs fled toward the sky,
And left the earth behind.
"The Triumph Of Love" by Friedrich von Schiller Author object (224)
"So closely round a glowing heart
Did never flowers entwine!
Oh! ne'er was mortal spirit lull'd
With visions sweet as mine!"
"Vignette - IV" by Matilda Betham Author object (484)
Or could my gaze more tenderly entwine
Each pallid beech and silvery sycamore
Outreaching arms in patience to divine
If winter's o'er?
"Serenity" by Cale Young Rice Author object (85)
"Thy name shall, starlike, pulse and burn
On heights most Godlike; and divine,
Immortal bays thy funereal urn
Shall lastingly entwine!"
""In Exchange For His Soul!"" by Isabella Valancy Crawford Author object (312)
To Nazibrola was her mate
The Sin that over the world did shine.
Her heart and soul with his entwined
Like clinging tendrils round a vine.
"Gamzrdeli" by Akaki Tsereteli Author object (18)