garland

¹

[ gahr-luhnd ]

noun

1. 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.

2. a representation of such a wreath or festoon.
3. a collection of short literary pieces, as poems and ballads; literary miscellany.
4. Nautical. a band, collar, or grommet, as of rope.

verb (used with object)

1. to crown with a garland; deck with garlands.

Garland

²

[ gahr-luhnd ]

noun

1. Ham·lin [ham, -lin], 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
2. Judy Frances Gumm, 1922–69, U.S. singer and actress.
3. a city in NE Texas, near Dallas.
4. a male or female given name.

garland

¹

/ ˈɡɑːlənd /

noun

1. a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, etc, worn round the head or neck or hung up
2. a representation of such a wreath, as in painting, sculpture, etc
3. a collection of short literary pieces, such as ballads or poems; miscellany or anthology
4. nautical a ring or grommet of rope

verb

1. tr to deck or adorn with a garland or garlands

Garland

²

/ ˈɡɑːlənd /

noun

1. 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)

Other Words From

• garland·less adjective
• garland·like adjective
• un·garland verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of garland¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of garland¹

C14: from Old French garlande, perhaps of Germanic origin

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.

From Axios

Garland, who lived in Flagstaff and worked at Northern Arizona University, had cerebral palsy.

From ProPublica

The most oft-planted Alaska cedar is a branch-drooping variety named Pendula, though other, less pendulous types also convey that garland effect.

From Washington Post

Then-Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, and Obama nominated Garland that March.

From FiveThirtyEight

Back in 2016, Democrats pushed forward Garland’s nomination.

From FiveThirtyEight

“Veterans choose the University of Phoenix,” said Garland Williams, its vice president for military affairs.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps the people who want Garland out just wish ASU could be as all-black as possible.

From The Daily Beast

She drew round the verses a garland of flowers, and signed it with her pet name, Lorchen.

From The Daily Beast

Has someone checked Judy Garland's gravesite to see how many times she's rolled over in it?

From The Daily Beast

And I was really obsessed with Judy Garland as a young girl.

From The Daily Beast

“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.

From Project Gutenberg

As if a magician's wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.

From Project Gutenberg

He never had cause to regret his action, for beautiful Grace Garland made a wife of whom any man might be proud.

From Project Gutenberg

Yes; it is possible he could have received money orders at such places, for example, at Garland or Grand Prairie.

From Project Gutenberg

No one wears a garland when sacrificing, or burning incense, or pouring out a libation.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• wreath