▪ I. † ˈimplex, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. implex-us, pa. pple. of implectĕre to entwine, f. im- (im-1) + plectĕre to twist, plait. (Cf. F. implexe, 17th c.)]
Involved; having a complicated plot.
| 1710 Addison Spect. No. 297 ¶2 The Fable..is, according to Aristotle's Division, either Simple or Implex. It is called Simple when there is no change of Fortune in it: Implex, when the Fortune of the chief Actor changes from Bad to Good, or from Good to Bad. 1779–81 Johnson L.P., Cowley Wks. II. 60 The fable is plainly implex, formed rather from the Odyssey than the Iliad. |
▪ II. † implex, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. implex-, ppl. stem of implectĕre: see prec.]
trans. To entwine.
| 1635 A. Stafford Fem. Glory cvij, These forme thy Ghyrlond. Wherof Myrtle green..is so implexed, and laid in, between. |