The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
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   1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.
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   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.
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   3. The top; the thing most prized. --Shak.
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   4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
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            They [ballads] began to be collected into little
            miscellanies under the name of garlands. --Percy.
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   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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Garlanding.]
   To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Garland
    n 1: United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn:
         Garland, Judy Garland]
    2: a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
    3: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
       etc. [syn: florilegium, garland, miscellany]
    4: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
       or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland,
       coronal, chaplet, lei]
    v 1: adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the
         statue"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

213 Moby Thesaurus words for "garland":
   Festschrift, O, Old Mug, achievement, album, alerion, ana,
   analects, animal charge, annular muscle, annulet, annulus,
   anthology, areola, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms,
   aureole, azure, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bays, bead,
   bearings, beauties, bejewel, bend, bend sinister, beribbon,
   bespangle, billet, blazon, blazonry, book of verse, bordure,
   boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, broad arrow, buttonhole,
   cadency mark, canon, canton, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief,
   chrestomathy, circle, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus,
   civic crown, closed circle, coat of arms, cockatrice, coil,
   collectanea, collected works, collection, compilation,
   complete works, corona, coronal, coronet, corsage, crescent, crest,
   cross, cross moline, crown, cup, cycle, decorate, delectus, device,
   diadem, diamond, difference, differencing, discus, disk, eagle,
   encircle, engrave, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois,
   escutcheon, eternal return, fairy ring, falcon, feather, fess,
   fess point, festoon, field, figure, file, filigree, flag, flanch,
   fleur-de-lis, florilegium, flounce, flower, flower arrangement,
   flowers, fret, fur, fusil, garden, gem, glory, griffin, gules,
   gyron, halo, hatchment, helmet, heraldic device, honor point,
   illuminate, impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, jewel, label,
   lasso, laurel, laurels, lei, lion, logical circle, loop, looplet,
   loving cup, lozenge, magic circle, mantling, marshaling, martlet,
   mascle, metal, miscellanea, miscellany, motto, mullet,
   nombril point, noose, nosegay, octofoil, omnibus, or, orbit,
   ordinary, orle, paint, pale, palm, palms, paly, pean, pheon,
   photograph album, plume, poesy, poetic works, posy, pot, purpure,
   quarter, quartering, quotation book, radius, ribbon, ring,
   rondelle, rose, round, roundel, sable, saltire, saucer, scrapbook,
   scutcheon, shield, spangle, sphincter, spiral, spray, spread eagle,
   subordinary, symposium, tenne, tincture, tinsel, torse, tressure,
   trophy, unicorn, vair, vert, vicious circle, wheel, wreath,
   wreathe, yale



U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Garland -- U.S. County in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    88068
   Housing Units (2000): 44953
   Land area (2000):     677.222680 sq. miles (1753.998615 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    57.351681 sq. miles (148.540166 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    734.574361 sq. miles (1902.538781 sq. km)
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             34.545307 N, 93.075894 W
   Headwords:
    Garland
    Garland, AR
    Garland County
    Garland County, AR


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
   Population (2000):    95
   Housing Units (2000): 47
   Land area (2000):     3.081369 sq. miles (7.980710 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.081369 sq. miles (7.980710 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            30985
   Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
   Location:             44.778574 N, 108.657442 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, WY
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    247
   Housing Units (2000): 100
   Land area (2000):     0.164535 sq. miles (0.426144 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.164535 sq. miles (0.426144 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18230
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.945501 N, 96.985926 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68360
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, NE
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    352
   Housing Units (2000): 164
   Land area (2000):     0.821192 sq. miles (2.126877 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.821192 sq. miles (2.126877 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25780
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             33.362268 N, 93.715081 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, AR
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    808
   Housing Units (2000): 313
   Land area (2000):     1.075650 sq. miles (2.785921 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.006432 sq. miles (0.016658 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.082082 sq. miles (2.802579 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25460
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             34.787831 N, 78.394791 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28441
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, NC
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee
   Population (2000):    309
   Housing Units (2000): 127
   Land area (2000):     0.560546 sq. miles (1.451808 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.560546 sq. miles (1.451808 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28680
   Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
   Location:             35.577189 N, 89.755768 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, TN
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    215768
   Housing Units (2000): 75300
   Land area (2000):     57.110292 sq. miles (147.914972 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.002349 sq. miles (0.006084 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    57.112641 sq. miles (147.921056 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            29000
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             32.907325 N, 96.635197 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     75040 75041 75042 75043 75044
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, TX
    Garland


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Garland, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
   Population (2000):    1943
   Housing Units (2000): 621
   Land area (2000):     1.769868 sq. miles (4.583936 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.769868 sq. miles (4.583936 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28150
   Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
   Location:             41.732874 N, 112.161796 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     84312
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Garland, UT
    Garland