interlace

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to cross, weave, or twist things together so that they form a connected pattern

   Interlace the strips of dough to form a lattice over the pie.

2. 2
   verb

   to join fingers, branches, or similar parts by crossing or locking them together

   The dancers interlace their fingers before turning in a circle.

3. 3
   noun

   a decorative pattern of intertwined bands or lines, especially in medieval art

   The manuscript border contains an elaborate interlace of birds and vines.

4. 4
   noun

   a video-scanning method that displays alternating sets of picture lines in successive passes

   The old television signal used interlace to reduce the required bandwidth.

From Middle English entrelacen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French entrelacer ('to entwine'), combining entre- ('between, among') with lacier ('to lace or bind'). The computing sense applies the same alternating, interwoven pattern to lines of video.

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