Interlace
[ɪntə'leɪs] or ['ɪntɚ'les]
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.
Typist: Rodger
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Intertwine, interweave, inweave, intwine, twine together.
Editor: Margie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Cross, reticulate, intertwine, interweave, intersect
ANT:Radiate, diverge, unravel, disconnect
Editor: Wallace
Definition
v.t. to lace together: to unite: to insert one thing within another.—v.i. to intermix.—n. Interlace′ment.—Interlacing arches (archit.) an arcature in which the arches intersect.
Edited by Erna
Examples
- To unite and interlace the fibres the wire cloth belt is given a lateral oscillating or shaking movement, which serves to interlock the fibres. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Meanwhile the water strains through the wire cloth, leaving a thin layer of moist interlaced fibre spread in a white sheet over the surface of the belt. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Shirley leaned forwards on the table, her nostrils dilating a little, her taper fingers interlaced and compressing each other hard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A floating island consists generally of a mass of earth held together by interlacing roots. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Inputed by Eleanor