interlace
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interlace
- /ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ UK
- /ˈɪn.tɚ.leɪs/ US
- /ˌɪn.tɚˈleɪs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-Norman entrelacer, from Old French inter- + lacer (“weave”).
noun interlaces
- A decorative element found especially in early medieval art Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns
- A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.
verb interlaces · interlacing · interlaced
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To cross one with another.
to interlace wires
Similar: interthread, intertwine, interweave, betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interlace, intertwist, lace, lock, raddle
- To mingle; to blend.
- To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately. Megan Sixsmith sits on a low bench in the Buenas Yerbas Museum of Modern Art and stares back at a giant portrait of an old lady’s ursine face, rendered in interlacing grey and black lines on a canvas otherwise blank. The only figurative in a room of Pollocks, de Koonings and Mirós, the portrait quie
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noun decorative element found in medieval art
| Deutsch | Flechtband |
|---|
noun technique of improving the picture quality
| Deutsch | Zeilensprung |
|---|
verb to cross one with another
| Español | entrelazar |
|---|---|
| Português | entrelaçar, entrançar |
| Français | entrelacer |
| Deutsch | verflechten, verschränken |
verb to cross one another as if woven together
| Español | entrelazar |
|---|---|
| Français | s'entrelacer |
| Deutsch | durchflechten, sich verschlingen, ineinandergreifen |
Talk about this word "interlace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interlace. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interlace. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interlace "interlace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interlace.Cite this
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title = {interlace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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