Definition of: wreathe

(rēth) v. wreathed, wreath·ing v.t.
1. To form into a wreath, as by twisting or twining.
2. To adorn or encircle with or as with wreaths.
3. To envelop; cover: His face was wreathed in smiles.
—v.i.
4. To take the form of a wreath.
5. To twist, turn, or coil, as masses of cloud. See synonyms under TWIST. [Earlier wrethe, back formation <ME wrethen, var. of writhen, pp. of writhen writhe; infl. by wreath]