interlace Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb spin,wind, or twist together
    twine; lace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
    • intertwine the ribbons
    • Twine the threads into a rope
    • intertwined hearts
  2. verb hold in a locking position
    lock; interlock.
    • He locked his hands around her neck

WordNet

In`ter*lace" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. entrelacen, F. entrelacer. See Inter-, and Lace.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Interlaced ; present participle & verbal noun Interlacing
Definitions
  1. 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 every where interlaced with dialogue. Dryden.

Webster 1913