to wreathe

Examples

• All

• We see ragged continents and oceans wreathed in cloud.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The island lay dead ahead now, wreathed in clinging tatters of mist.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Her black hair was wreathed with flowers, but her face was somber.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Phoebe rushed into the room, her brown face wreathed with excitement."

  Fiction book (1994)

• A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, and laugh lines wreathed his narrow face.

  Fiction book (1991)

• We see Vario, Jimmy, Henry, and Tommy standing around, wreathed in smiles.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "Meghan," she said quietly, her voice still wreathed in the melody, "have you any foxglove?"

  Fiction book (1992)

• The empty streets were lit by a ghostly light from streetlamps wreathed in summer mist.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The city of Saigon is hazy, sometimes smogbound; in the morning, it is wreathed in the smoke of charcoal fires.

  Academic text (1990)

• The entrance was beautifully wreathed in flowers for the wedding ceremony.

Synonyms

G

to garland

vsto wreathe

1 5.7

To decorate something with a band of flowers or leaves

decorates by surrounding or covering in a circular ring

Antonyms

S

to strip

42 2.7

Remove all covering or contents from an object so it is left bare

Phrasal Verbs

W

to wreathe the door

4.8

To hang a ring of leaves or flowers on a door for a celebration

W

to wreathe with

6.9

To place a ring of flowers or leaves around something to decorate it

How Decorated

to festoon

8 7.5

to wreathe

3 7.0

to adorn

45 4.9

to decorate

226 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology