GARLAND

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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

Anagrams

• Ragland

Proper noun

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).

Anagrams

• Ragland

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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