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Meanings of wreathed in English

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Usage of wreathed in English
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Helen Cresswell stood there radiant; the dressmaker, too, was wreathed in smiles.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
2
The sea was wreathed in fog when he rowed over to Halsskär.
Depths
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The wood-nymphs wreathed a human chain about the marge of the pool.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
4
Around the drawing-room the faces of the parents were wreathed with smiles.
A Love Episode
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It was wreathed in flowers, and baskets of corn stood before it.
This Country of Ours
6
The newly hired girl wreathed her flabby face in a vacuous smile.
Janice Day, the Young Homemaker
7
Then they wreathed Lalemant in oiled bark and set fire to it.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
8
The long lines of works were wreathed with the smoke of battle.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
9
Her mobile features wreathed themselves in an expression of pain and rage.
Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
10
Their veins beat time to the whinny of the derby wreathed cornet.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
11
A cynical smile wreathed itself around the mouth of the old roué.
The Redemption of David Corson
12
Her fat face was wreathed in a triumphant smile, and she said:
Janice Day, the Young Homemaker
13
A smile wreathed her lips; her eyes looked as though she slumbered.
Cord and Creese
14
Her dark eyes sparkle, the lovely, piquant face is wreathed in smiles.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
15
Flowers.-Theyare wreathed around the cradle, the marriage altar, and the tomb.-Mrs.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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She was wreathed in smoke, choking, when she finally turned to me.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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