interlace
in.ter.lace \.int-*r-'la-s\ \-'la--sm*nt\ vb [ME entrelacen, fr. MF entrelacer, fr. OF entrelacier, fr. Xentre- inter- + lacier to lace 1: to unite by or as if by lacing together : INTERWEAVE 2: to vary by alternation or intermixture : INTERSPERSE : to cross one another as if woven together : INTERTWINE - in.ter.lace.ment n