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garland

/ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/

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What does garland mean?

noun

  1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  2. An accolade or mark of honour.
  3. A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
More meanings (20)

noun

  1. The crown of a monarch.
  2. The top; the thing most prized.
  3. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
  4. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
  5. (dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.

verb

  1. To deck or ornament something with a garland.
  2. To form something into a garland.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Miller County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.
  5. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  6. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
  7. A village in Seward County, Nebraska.
  8. A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.
  9. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio.
  10. A city mostly in Dallas County, Texas.
  11. A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
  12. A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming.
  13. A locality in the Blayney council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation

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“The flowers in the bride’s hand are sadly like the garland which decked the heifers of sacrifice in old times!”
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
As if a magician’s wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
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Miss Garland seemed to think that the difficulty of choice between them was a reason for giving them up and turning back.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
For he sacrificed, and gave them large portions, and with a garland upon his head, feasted and made merry with his friends.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
With every minute you do change a mind And call him noble that was now your hate, Him vile that was your garland.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100