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Answer for the clue "Coil about ", 6 letters:
enwind
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Word definitions for enwind in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enwind \En*wind"\, v. t. To wind about; to encircle. In the circle of his arms Enwound us both. --Tennyson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also inwind , 1590s (implied in inwinding ), from en- (1) + wind (v.). Related: Enwound ; enwinding .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To wind about; to encircle.
Usage examples of enwind.
Her notion of the passion was parasitic: man the tree, woman the bine: but the bine was flame to enwind and to soar, serpent to defend, immortal flowers to crown.
And a deep languid charm I feel without alarm With its melody enwind me And all my heart subdue.
Oh, you have a boundless generosity, unhappily enwound with a pride as great.
To sting the blood of the girl, he called her his darling, and half enwound her, shadowing forth a salute.
Her notion of the passion was parasitic: man the tree, woman the bine: but the bine was flame to enwind and to soar, serpent to defend, immortal flowers to crown.