a face wreathed in smiles

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• wreath´er — wreathe «reeth», verb, wreathed, wreathed or (Archaic) wreath|en, wreath|ing. –v.t. 1. to make into a wreath; twist: »The children wreathed flowers …   Useful english dictionary

• wreathe — wreather, n. /reedh/, v., wreathed; wreathed or (Archaic) wreathen; wreathing. v.t. 1. to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath. 2. to form as a wreath by twisting or twining. 3. to surround in curving or curling masses or form. 4. to… …   Universalium

• wreathe — [c]/rið / (say reedh) verb (wreathed, wreathed or, Archaic, wreathen, wreathing) –verb (t) 1. to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath or wreaths. 2. to form as a wreath, by twisting, twining, or otherwise. 3. to surround in curving or… …  

• wreathe — [rēth] vt. wreathed, wreathing [Early ModE, back form. < ME wrethen, pp. of writhen,WRITHE; in later use < WREATH] 1. to coil, twist, or entwine, esp. so as to form into a wreath 2. to coil, twist, or entwine around; encircle [clouds… …   English World dictionary

• wreathe — [[t]rið[/t]] v. t. 1) to form as a wreath by twisting or twining 2) to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles[/ex] 3) to take the form of a wreath or wreaths 4) to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke • Etymology: 1520–30; earlier wrethe,… …   From formal English to slang

• smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight …   Collocations dictionary

• wreathe — [ri:ð] v literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Partly from wreath; partly from wrethen, old past participle of writhe] 1.) be wreathed in sth to be covered in something ▪ The mountains were wreathed in mist. 2.) be wreathed in smiles to be smiling… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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