garland
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡɑː.lənd//
- Canada//ˈɡɑɹ.lənd//
- Australia//ˈɡaː.lənd//
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
noun
- 1
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
Bestow a Garland only on a Bier
Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.
- 2
An accolade or mark of honour.
- 3
A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
- 4
The crown of a monarch.
[She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type and garland of her noble ſtirpe and linage, […]
- 5
datedA book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
- 6
The top; the thing most prized.
And call him noble that was now your hate, / Him vile that was your garland.
- 7
A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
- 8
A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
Etymology
From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.
verb
- 1
To deck or ornament something with a garland.
Anand disembarks like a statesman from the Volkswagen to be garlanded immediately by five different women.
- 2
To form something into a garland.
Forms
- plural
- garlands
- past tense
- garlanded
- past participle
- garlanded
- present participle
- garlanding
- third person singular
- garlands
garland · A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
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