INTERLACE

Interlace

In the visual arts, interlace is a decorative element found in medieval art. In interlace, bands or portions of other motifs are looped, braided, and knotted in complex geometric patterns, often to fill a space. Interlacing is common in the Migration period art of Northern Europe, especially in the Insular art of the British Isles and Norse art of the Early Middle Ages and in Islamic art.

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interlace

Noun

  1. A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

Verb

  1. To cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend.
  2. To cross one another as if woven together, as interlacing branches; to intertwine; to blend intricately.


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