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Interlaced

Interlace \In`ter*lace"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Interlaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlacing.] [OE. entrelacen, F. entrelacer. See Inter-, and Lace.] To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

Severed into stripes That interlaced each other.
--Cowper.

The epic way is everywhere interlaced with dialogue.
--Dryden.

Interlacing arches (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced.

Wiktionary
interlaced

vb. (en-past of: interlace)

WordNet
interlaced

adj. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework [syn: fretted, latticed, latticelike]

Usage examples of "interlaced".

In the Eldtree vaults above, Silverlarks sang their evensongs as twilight stole upon the land, the sky shading from lavender to violet to deep purple to velvet black, revealing wheeling stars glinting gold and copper and silver, while the argent light from a quarter Moon streamed down through the interlaced leaves, casting drifting filigree shadows upon the forest floor.

Each sensed that it was safer, if not smarter, to let the simple warmth of their interlaced fingers speak for them.

But when she tried, he just laughed deep in his throat and moved smoothly over her, covering her, pinning her in place with her arms stretched above her head and his fingers interlaced with hers.

The designs themselves were highly abstract, interlaced lines symbolizing geese.

Low mountains, chaparral-choked canyons, rolling hills where white-faced cattle grazed, citrus groves, strawberry fields, marinas, and a few highly endangered saltwater marshes were interlaced like fingers through the various developments.

Deanna…” He interlaced his fingers, and the depth of his glowering was Deanna’s tip-off that he was thinking extremely hard.

As if to settle the matter, Deanna reached over, took Worf’s hand, and interlaced her fingers with his.

She interlaced her fingers, rested her head on her hands, and stared up at the moons.

Then he lay the stone down, interlaced his fingers and stared at Si Cwan.

The interlaced spells which defended this border threw off a debilitating resonance.

And the yellow Sun shone down through the interlaced branches above, filling the high green galleries with soft shadows pierced by golden shafts.

It was unquestionably creatures, individual creatures, interlaced with one another.

She leaned forward, her fingers interlaced, and her voice dropped to an almost intimate level.