interlace: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•lace

Pronunciation: (in"tur-lās', in'tur-lās"), [key]

— v., -laced, -lac•ing.

—v.i.

to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine: Their hands interlaced.

—v.t.

to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
to mingle; blend.
to diversify, as with threads woven in.
to intersperse; intermingle: She interlaced her lecture on Schubert with some of his songs.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

interlace (Thesaurus)

interknot interlacing arcade

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