noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A decorative element found especially in early medieval art countable, uncountable

   "Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns"

2. 2
   A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   To cross one with another. transitive

   "to interlace wires"

2. 2
   spin, wind, or twist together wordnet
3. 3
   To mingle; to blend.
4. 4
   hold in a locking position wordnet
5. 5
   To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately. intransitive

   "interlacing branches"

Synonyms

All synonyms

entwineintertwineintertwinelacelocktwine

Example

More examples

"Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns"

Etymology

From Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-Norman entrelacer, from Old French inter- + lacer (“weave”).

Related phrases

decorative arts

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