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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interlace \In`ter*lace"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Interlaced}; p. pr & vb n. {Interlacing}.] [OE. entrelacen F. entrelacer See {Inter-}, and {Lace}.] 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. {Interlacing arches} (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: interlace v 1: twine or twist together; "intertwine the threads" [syn: {intertwine}, {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}] 2: hold in a locking position: "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: {lock}, {interlock}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: interlace {progressive coding}
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