Garland

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A wreath or festoon, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  • noun. A representation of such a wreath or festoon, used as an architectural ornament or heraldic device.
  • noun. A mark of honor or tribute; an accolade.
  • noun. A ring or collar of rope used to hoist spars or prevent fraying.
  • noun. An anthology, as of ballads or poems.
  • transitive verb. To ornament or deck with a garland.
  • transitive verb. To form into a garland.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To deck with a garland or garlands.
  • To make into a wreath or garland.
  • noun. 1. A royal crown; a diadem; any crown, as, figuratively, of martyrdom.
  • noun. A wreath; a string of flowers or leaves, intended to be festooned or hung round a person or an object for ornament in token of festivity, or to be worn as a wreath or chaplet on the head: in the latter case, often conferred in former times as a mark of admiration or honor, especially for poetic or artistic excellence.
  • noun. Hence— A string or series of literary gems; a collection of choice short pieces in poetry or prose; an anthology.
  • noun. Figuratively, the top; the principal thing, or thing most prized.
  • noun. In heraldry, same as chaplet, 3.
  • noun. A sort of bag of network, having the mouth extended by a hoop, used by sailors instead of a locker or cupboard to hold provisions.
  • noun. In mining, a wooden or cast-iron curb set in the walling of a shaft, to catch and carry away any water coming down its sides.
  • noun. Nautical, a name given to a band, collar, or grommet of ropes, used for various purposes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To deck with a garland.
  • noun. The crown of a king.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The top; the thing most prized.
  • noun. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
  • noun. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration
  • noun. An accolade or mark of honour
  • noun. coalminers' jargon a metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe
  • verb. To deck or ornament something with a garland
  • verb. To form something into a garland
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
  • verb. adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
  • noun. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
  • noun. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • noun. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  • Word Usage
    "The term garland was also technically used to signify a crown of precious metal, often adorned with gems, made for the arrangement of natural or artificial flowers before the altar or sacred image at festival times."
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