Sekirov Dictionary

garland

UK /ˈɡɑː.lənd/US /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/

noun 8
verb 2
forms 3

noun8

A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
An accolade or mark of honour.
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The top; the thing most prized.
- And call him noble that was now your hate, / Him vile that was your garland. — 1608
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The crown of a monarch.
- [She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type and garland of her noble stirpe and linage, […] — 1569
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(old-fashioned) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
- They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. — 1765
A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.

verb2

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To deck or ornament something with a garland.
- Anand disembarks like a statesman from the Volkswagen to be garlanded immediately by five different women. — 2008
To form something into a garland.

forms

garlanded · garlanding · garlands

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