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.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. The top; the thing most prized. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
      [1913 Webster]

            They [ballads] began to be collected into little
            miscellanies under the name of garlands. --Percy.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
          [1913 Webster]

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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"