Hypertext Webster Gateway: "garland"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garland \Gar"land\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Garlanding}.]
To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Garland
n 1: United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn: {Garland},
{Judy Garland}]
2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {miscellany}]
3: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {coronal},
{chaplet}, {lei}]
v : adorn with garlands; "They garlanded the statue"
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