wreaths

noun pl. wreaths

1. 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.
2. 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