wreathless

[Eng. wreath; -le .] Destitute of a wreath or wreaths. wreath-ý, a. [Eng. wreath; -y.] 1. Covered or surrounded with a wreath or wreaths; wreathed. "[They] howl about the hills, and shake the wreathy spear." Dryden: Virgil's Æneid , iv. 438. 2. Resembling a wreath, forming a wreath. "Around his loins the verdant cincture spreads, A. wreathy foliage and concealing shades." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, vi. 152. IMG:content-1047.png:[blocks in formation]