garland

Gar·land

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A child with a garland of flowers on her hat.

noun

The definition of garland is a wreath of or chain of flowers or leaves for decoration.
An example of a garland is a chain of flowers draped around a mirror.

verb

Garland is defined as to create or decorate with a wreath or chain of flowers or leaves.
An example of garland is to hang a chain of leaves above the front door.

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garland

a wreath or woven chain of flowers, leaves, etc. worn on the head or used as decoration, esp. as a symbol of victory, honor, etc.
anthology of poems, songs, etc.
Naut. a band or ring of rope used as to hoist spars or prevent chafing

Origin of garland

Middle English from Old French garlande

to form into or decorate with a garland or garlands

Garland

1860-1940; U.S. novelist & short-story writer
(born Frances Gumm) 1922-69; U.S. film actress & singer

Garland

city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas

Origin of Garland

after A. H. Garland, United States attorney general (1885-89)

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garland

noun

a. A wreath or festoon, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
b. A representation of such a wreath or festoon, used as an architectural ornament or heraldic device.
A mark of honor or tribute; an accolade: received garlands of praise.
Nautical A ring or collar of rope used to hoist spars or prevent fraying.
An anthology, as of ballads or poems.

transitive verb

gar·land·ed, gar·land·ing, gar·lands

To ornament or deck with a garland.
To form into a garland.

Origin of garland

Middle English from Old French garlande perhaps of Germanic origin ; see wei- in Indo-European roots.

Garland

A city of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas.x

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Noun

(plural garlands)

A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
An accolade or mark of honour.
(mining) A metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
The crown of a monarch.
(dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
The top; the thing most prized.
(nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
(nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)

To deck or ornament something with a garland
To form something into a garland

Origin

From Old French gerlande (compare French guirlande).

Proper noun

An occupational surname for a maker or seller of garlands.
Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a large suburb of Dallas, Texas (USA).

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