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Enwind

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
enwind

also inwind, 1590s (implied in inwinding), from en- (1) + wind (v.). Related: Enwound; enwinding.

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enwind

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.