Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To swathe. Also written
inswathe .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
swathe ; toenvelop , as inswaddling clothes .
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Examples
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Love-dowered moons to enswathe thee, delight thee:
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Love-dowered moons to enswathe thee, delight thee:
Embers, Volume 2. Gilbert Parker 1897
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Love-dowered moons to enswathe thee, delight thee:
Embers, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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Others are treated more liberally, producer Bernard Butler opting for a 60s-style pop classicism on tracks like the catchy "Put Your Hands Up" and the romping "Turn Me On Again", with its appeal to "fill my head with dumb desire", and the lyrical "All Bets Are Off", where sleek strings enswathe Pallot's vocal.
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