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Webster 1913 Edition

Garland

Gar′land

,
Noun.
[OE.
garland
,
gerlond
, OF.
garlande
, F.
guirlande
; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG.
wiara
,
wiera
, crown, pure gold, MHG.
wieren
to adorn.]
1.
The crown of a king.
[Obs.]
Graffon.
2.
A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath.
Pope.
3.
The top; the thing most prized.
Shak.
4.
A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of
garlands
.
Percy.
5.
(Naut.)
(a)
A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
(b)
A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Gar′land

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Garlanded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Garlanding
.]
To deck with a garland.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Garland

G`ARLAND

,
Noun.
[L. gyrus. It seems to denote something round or twisted, for in Spanish it is used for a wreath or cordage or puddening.]
1.
A wreath or chaplet made of branches, flowers, fethers and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown.
2.
A ornament of flowers, fruits and leaves intermixed, anciently used at the gates of temples where feasts and solemn rejoicings were held.
3.
The top; the principal thing, or thing most prized.
4.
A collection of little printed pieces.
5.
In ships, a sort of net used by sailors instead of a locker or cupboard.

G`ARLAND

,
Verb.
T.
To deck with a garland.

Definition 2024

Garland

Garland

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English

Proper noun

Garland

  1. An occupational surname​ for a maker or seller of garlands.
  2. Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a large suburb of Dallas, Texas (USA).

garland

garland

See also: Garland

English

A garland of flowers

Noun

garland ‎(plural garlands)

  1. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
  2. An accolade or mark of honour.
  3. (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
  4. The crown of a monarch.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Grafton to this entry?)
  5. (dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
    • Percy
      They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
  6. The top; the thing most prized.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
  7. (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
  8. (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Translations

See also

Verb

garland ‎(third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)

  1. (transitive) To deck or ornament something with a garland
  2. (transitive) To form something into a garland

Etymology

From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish wierōn ‎(“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera ‎(“a gold thread”), akin to Old High German wieren ‎(“to adorn”), Old High German wiara ‎(“gold thread”). More at wire.

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