garland

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: GarlandJudy Garlandflorilegiummiscellanywreathcoronalchapletlei

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)Synonyms: GarlandJudy Garland
  2. a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)Synonyms: Garland
  3. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.Synonyms: florilegiummiscellany
  4. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesSynonyms: wreathcoronalchapletlei

Verb (1)

  1. adorn with bands of flowers or leaves“They garlanded the statue”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.] To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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