OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 15289

wreathe

/ɹiːð/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rodear
Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
Old Nico wreathed the tomb of maiden Melitê. Hades, was this your judgment righteous?
So, entering London about sunrise, doors and windows were duly wreathed with garlands; and every village in the suburbs had its May-pole, which stood in its place all the year.