interlaced

adjective

in·​ter·​laced ˈin-tər-ˌlāst 

: of, relating to, or using a method of video scanning (as for television or a computer monitor) in which the odd and even horizontal lines of each frame are drawn on alternating passes compare progressive entry 1 sense 9

Examples of interlaced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The gold and black collection includes the Nodo Fiorentino (Florentino knot) ring, which reinterpreted the pattern of a yarn looped and tightened, and the Arezzo chain and bracelet which evoked the movement of interlaced threads through links. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

Viewers can’t look away from the juicy details, but those same dramatics get interlaced with memories from watching the long-running network show. —Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 June 2026

The steady, unwavering empathy of her gaze encompasses a universe of tiny, interlaced incidents in which the zany entwines the plaintive, or the tragic the comic. —Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

According to rule 8 of the Olympic Charter, the five interlaced rings of the Olympic symbol represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes at the games. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interlaced

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased