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engarland

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[en-gahr-luhnd] / ɛnˈgɑr lənd /

verb (used with object)

  1. to encircle with or as with a garland.

Etymology

Origin of engarland

First recorded in 1575–85; en- 1 + garland

Example Sentences

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Emulously they renew the feast, and, glad at the high omen, array the flagons and engarland the wine.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Often mists from the Elbe rose mystically to engarland the crenelated castles here and there on the heights.

From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver

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