interlace

Plural: interlaces

Verb

spin,wind, or twist together
hold in a locking position
To cross one with another.
To mingle; to blend.
To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

Noun

A decorative element found especially in early medieval art
A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

Examples

Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns
interlacing branches
to interlace wires

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

enlace, entwine, interlock, intertwine, lace, lock, twine, interthread, interweave

Antonyms

untwine

Scrabble Score: 11

interlace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
interlace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interlace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

interlace: valid Words With Friends Word