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GARLANDING
Verb
garlanding
present participle of garland
Noun
garlanding (plural garlandings)
An arrangement of garlands.
Source: Wiktionary
GARLAND
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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