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garland
1[ gahr-luhnd ]
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.
Garland
2[ gahr-luhnd ]
noun
- Ham·lin [ham, -lin], 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
- Judy Frances Gumm, 1922–69, U.S. singer and actress.
- a city in NE Texas, near Dallas.
- a male or female given name.
Garland
1/ ˈɡɑːlənd /
noun
- GarlandJudy19221969FUSMUSIC: singerFILMS AND TV: actress 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)
garland
2/ ˈɡɑːlənd /
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
Other Words From
- garland·less adjective
- garland·like adjective
- un·garland verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of garland1
Word History and Origins
Origin of garland1
Example Sentences
Even if McConnell, the current Senate majority leader, kept the Garland seat open, it would not change the court's overall ideological balance.
Garland, who lived in Flagstaff and worked at Northern Arizona University, had cerebral palsy.
The most oft-planted Alaska cedar is a branch-drooping variety named Pendula, though other, less pendulous types also convey that garland effect.
Then-Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, and Obama nominated Garland that March.
Back in 2016, Democrats pushed forward Garland’s nomination.
“Veterans choose the University of Phoenix,” said Garland Williams, its vice president for military affairs.
Perhaps the people who want Garland out just wish ASU could be as all-black as possible.
She drew round the verses a garland of flowers, and signed it with her pet name, Lorchen.
Has someone checked Judy Garland's gravesite to see how many times she's rolled over in it?
And I was really obsessed with Judy Garland as a young girl.
“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.
As if a magician's wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.
He never had cause to regret his action, for beautiful Grace Garland made a wife of whom any man might be proud.
Yes; it is possible he could have received money orders at such places, for example, at Garland or Grand Prairie.
No one wears a garland when sacrificing, or burning incense, or pouring out a libation.
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