Word Meanings - WREATHLESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Destitute of a wreath.

WREATHLESS
Destitute of a wreath.
WREATHE
1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. Spenser. 2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular
WREATH-SHELL
A marine shell of the genus Turbo. See Turbo.
DESTITUTENESS
Destitution. Ash.
DESTITUTE
1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Ps. cxli. 8. Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke.
WREATHEN
Twisted; made into a wreath. "Wreathen work of pure gold." Ex. xxviii. 22.
DESTITUTELY
In destitution.
WREATHY
Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths. "Wreathy spires, and cochleary turnings about." Sir T. Browne.
WREATH
An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest . It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms. (more info) 1. Something twisted,
INTERWREATHE
To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. Lovelace.
INWREATHE
Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. Milton.
UPWREATH
To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke. Longfellow.
UNWREATHE
To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed.
ENWREATHE
See SHELTON