garland
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.
had garlanded
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past perfectof garland.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Finally they had garlanded the machine, decked with the Turkish and the Emden's flag.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
The branches of ivy, stout as grape vines, reach from tree to tree winding about the trunks and decking the dark maples as if some wood-nymph had garlanded her own consecrated grove.
From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Mór Jókai
The summer days sped fast, for Father Time's scythe is never idle, and he was gradually, though slowly, mowing down the flowers which had garlanded the sunny hours.
From Parables from Flowers by Gertrude P. Dyer
A crowd of tea-houses posted on the farther side had garlanded themselves all over with lanterns, each trying to outvie its neighbor in apparent hospitality.
From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Percival Lowell
