Garland

Definitions

1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
2. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands.
   countable, uncountable
3. An accolade or mark of honour.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable
5. A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
6. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname:
   countable, uncountable
7. A town in Miller County, Arkansas.
   countable, uncountable
8. The crown of a monarch.
9. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.
   countable, uncountable
10. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
    dated
11. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    countable, uncountable
12. The top; the thing most prized.
13. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
14. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
15. A village in Seward County, Nebraska.
    countable, uncountable
16. A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
17. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
18. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
19. A city mostly in Dallas County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
20. A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
    countable, uncountable
21. A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming.
    countable, uncountable
22. A locality in the Blayney council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

35 more languages

العربيةالطّوق

Azərbaycan dilihörük

Češtinagirlandavěnec

Danskkrans

Ελληνικάγιρλάνταστεφάνι

Esperantogirlando

فارسیبساک

Suomigirlandiköynnöskukkaseppelekunnianosoitusseppele+ 2 more

Gaeilgefleasc

Gàidhligcrùn

Galegogrilanda

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻilei

עבריתזרשזירה

हिन्दीकंठमालादाममालमालालड़ीहार+ 3 more

Magyargirland

Հայերենծաղկեպսակմրցանակ

Bahasa Indonesiauntaian

ქართულიგირლანდაპრიზიჯილდო

Kurdîserta

Latinacoronacoronamentumcoronariusserta+ 1 more

Lietuviųvainikas

Te Reo Māorihei

Македонскивенецпризнание

मराठीमाळहार

Nederlandseretekenguirlandekransslinger+ 1 more

Polskichoinagirlandawianekwieniec+ 1 more

Portuguêsgrinalda

Русскийвенецвенокгирлянда

Svenskagirlangkrans

தமிழ்மாலை

తెలుగుమాల

ไทยพวงมาลัยมาลัยมาลา

Türkçeçelenk

Українськавінецьвінокгірлянда

اردومالا

Examples

“Bestow a Garland only on a Bier”

“Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear⟳ flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love⟳ for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind⟳ them together.”

“[She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type⟳ and garland of her noble ſtirpe and linage, […]”

“They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name⟳ of garlands.”

“And call⟳ him noble that was now your hate⟳, / Him vile that was your garland.”

“U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send⟳ a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use⟳ its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.”

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