Meaning of Wreath | Babel Free
ɹiːθDefinitions
- Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
- An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
- A defect in glass.
- An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
Equivalents
Examples
“a wreath of smoke⟳ a wreath of clouds”
“The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay⟳ beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.”
“So, after a spell⟳, he decided to make⟳ the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort⟳ of place⟳, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land⟳ knows what all.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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