interlace

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-Norman entrelacer, from Old French inter- + lacer (“weave”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tɚ.leɪs/, /ˌɪn.tɚˈleɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪs === Noun === interlace (countable and uncountable, plural interlaces) (visual arts) A decorative element found especially in early medieval art (electronics) A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === interlace (third-person singular simple present interlaces, present participle interlacing, simple past and past participle interlaced) (transitive) To cross one with another. Synonyms: interthread, intertwine, interweave; see also Thesaurus:intertwine To mingle; to blend. (intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “interlace”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === lacertine, reclinate