wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
(noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
florilegium, garland, miscellany
(noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
Garland
(noun) a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
Garland, Judy Garland
(noun) United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
garland
(verb) adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; “They garlanded the statue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
garland (plural garlands)
A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
An accolade or mark of honour.
(mining) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
The crown of a monarch.
(dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
The top; the thing most prized.
(nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
(nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
garland (third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)
(transitive) To deck or ornament something with a garland
(transitive) To form something into a garland
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Garland (plural Garlands)
An occupational surname for a maker or seller of garlands.
Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a large suburb of Dallas, Texas (USA).
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Source: Wiktionary
Gar"land, n. Etym: [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] Graffon.
2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. Pope.
3. The top; the thing most prized. Shak.
4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. Percy.
5. (Naut.) (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in. (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
Gar"land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.]
Definition: To deck with a garland. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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