Wreathing

a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
any ringlike, curving, or curling m-ss or formation:
a wreath of clouds.

a curved section of a handrail.
also called wreathpiece. a curved section of a string.

to wreathe.
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.
to surround in curving or curling m-sses or form.
to envelop:
a face wreathed in smiles.
to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.
to move in curving or curling m-sses, as smoke.
historical examples

kit of greenacre farm izola forrester
the works of charles and mary lamb charles lamb
the young step-mother charlotte m. yonge
adrift in the arctic ice pack elisha kent kane
catholic world, vol. xiii, april to september, 1871 various
the mosstrooper robert scott fittis
sonia between two worlds stephen mckenna
a northern countryside rosalind richards
through the gates of old romance w. jay mills
the rich little poor boy eleanor gates

noun (pl) wreaths (riːðz; riːθs)
a band of flowers or foliage intertwined into a ring, usually placed on a grave as a memorial or worn on the head as a garland or a mark of honour
any circular or spiral band or formation
a spiral or circular defect appearing in porcelain and gl-ssware
verb
to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
(transitive) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
to move or cause to move in a twisting way: smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
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