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The definition of a wreath is an arrangement of flowers or other decorative objects that is in a ring shaped and used as decoration for walls and doors.

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An example of a wreath is a ring made of evergreens and holly that you hang on your door when you decorate for Christmas.

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noun pl. wreaths

a twisted band or ring of leaves, flowers, etc.; esp.,
1. a chaplet worn as a mark of honor or victory
2. a garland laid upon a grave or hung on a door, window, etc.
something suggesting this in shape; twisted or circular band: wreaths of smoke

Origin: ME wrethe < OE writha, a ring, a twisted band < writhan, to twist: see writhe

See wreath in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. wreaths wreaths (rēÞz, rēths)

a. A ring or circlet of flowers, boughs, or leaves worn on the head, placed on a memorial, or hung as a decoration.
b. A representation of this ring or circlet, as in woodwork.
A curling or circular form: a wreath of smoke.

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Origin: Middle English wrethe

Origin: , from Old English writha, band; see wer-² in Indo-European roots

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