garland

[gahr-luh nd]

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noun

a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.

a representation of such a wreath or festoon.

a collection of short literary pieces, as poems and ballads; literary miscellany.

Nautical. a band, collar, or grommet, as of rope.

verb (used with object)

to crown with a garland; deck with garlands.

Origin of garland

1275–1325; Middle English ger(e)lande, garlande < Old French < ?

Related formsgar·land·less, adjectivegar·land·like, adjectiveun·gar·land, verb (used with object)

Garland

[gahr-luh nd]

noun

Ham·lin

[ham-lin] /ˈhæm lɪn/, 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

JudyFrances Gumm, 1922–69, U.S. singer and actress.

a city in NE Texas, near Dallas.

a male or female given name.

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Related Words for garland

wreath, crown, festoon, laurel, chaplet, coronal, palm

Examples from the Web for garland

Contemporary Examples of garland

“Veterans choose the University of Phoenix,” said Garland Williams, its vice president for military affairs.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill
Aaron Glantz
June 28, 2014
Perhaps the people who want Garland out just wish ASU could be as all-black as possible.
Is John Garland Guilty of Teaching While White at Alabama State?
John McWhorter
June 20, 2014
She drew round the verses a garland of flowers, and signed it with her pet name, Lorchen.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer
John Suchet
January 26, 2014
Make sure you notice the garland, Funk said encouragingly, “It was embroidered by women in Ohio.”
Obamas Deck the White House Halls
Robin Givhan
November 28, 2012
Garland, who became estranged from her mother, described her as “no good for anything except to create chaos and fear.”
A Modern Family Drama: Behind the Ariel Winter Abuse Allegations
Christine Pelisek, Maria Elena Fernandez
November 9, 2012

Historical Examples of garland

They attire themselves with care, they braid the garland, and they tune the pipe.
Imogen
William Godwin
Woe to those who must gather the garland of pain—which is remorse-after death!
The Golden Fountain
Lilian Staveley
He is led in drunk, and welcomed by Agathon, whom he has come to crown with a garland.
Symposium
Plato
This kind of garland is made also of ivy, with small red balls.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.
Various
It were, indeed, to weave Cyprus with the garland of the Bride!
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq.
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for garland

garland

noun

a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, etc, worn round the head or neck or hung up

a representation of such a wreath, as in painting, sculpture, etc

a collection of short literary pieces, such as ballads or poems; miscellany or anthology

nautical a ring or grommet of rope

verb

(tr) to deck or adorn with a garland or garlands

Word Origin for garland

C14: from Old French garlande, perhaps of Germanic origin

Garland

noun

Judy, real name Frances Gumm. 1922–69, US singer and film actress. Already a child star, she achieved international fame with The Wizard of Oz (1939). Later films included Meet Me in St Louis (1944) and A Star is Born (1954)

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Word Origin and History for garland

"wreath of flowers," c.1300 (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French garlande, perhaps from Frankish *weron "adorn, bedeck" (cf. Middle High German wieren "adorn, bedeck"), from PIE *wei- "to turn, twist" (see wire).

early 15c., "to make a garland;" 1590s, "to crown with a garland," from garland (n.). Related: Garlanded; garlanding.