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tangling |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tangled}; p. pr & vb n. {Tangling}.] [A frequentative fr tang seaweed; hence to twist like seaweed. See {Tang} seaweed, and cf {Tangle}, n.] 1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel. 2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as to be tangled in lies. ``Tangled in amorous nets.'' --Milton. When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden ways. --Crashaw.
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