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1. (n.) wreath
a circular band of flowers, foliage, etc., for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; garland or chaplet.
2. wreath
any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation:
a wreath of clouds.
3. (v.i.) wreath
to wreathe.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME wrethe, OE writha something wound or coiled; akin to writhe)
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| Definition of 'wreath' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
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1. (noun) wreath
flowers or green branches arranged in a circle
green and red Christmas wreaths; to lay a wreath on a grave
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| Definition of 'wreath' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wreath
something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers
2. (noun) wreath
a garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor
3. (noun) wreath
an appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms
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Sense: a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc
We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave.
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 Afrikaans: krans |
 Arabic: إكْليل |
 Bulgarian: венец |
 Brazilian: coroa |
 Czech: věnec |
 German: der Kranz |
 Danish: krans |
 Greek: στεφάνι |
 Spanish: corona |
 Estonian: pärg |
 Farsi: حلقه گل |
 Finnish: seppele |
 French: couronne |
 Hebrew: זֵר |
 Hindi: पुष्पचक्र |
 Croatian: vijenac |
 Hungarian: koszorú |
 Indonesian: karangan bunga |
 Icelandic: sveigur, krans |
 Italian: corona |
 Japanese: 花輪 |
 Korean: (꽃이나 잎을 엮어 만든) 화환 |
 Lithuanian: vainikas |
 Latvian: vainags |
 Malay: kalung bunga; lingkaran b |
 Dutch: krans |
 Norwegian: krans |
 Polish: wieniec |
 Persian: حلقه گل |
 Pashto: غړوشكه (لكه دلوګي): ګيډۍ |
 Portuguese: coroa |
 Romanian: coroană |
 Russian: венок |
 Slovak: veniec |
 Slovenian: venec |
 Serbian: venac |
 Swedish: krans |
 Thai: พวงหรีด |
 Turkish: çelenk |
 Taiwanese: 花圈，花冠 |
 Ukrainian: вінок, гірлянда |
 Urdu: پھولوں کا ہار |
 Vietnamese: vòng hoa |
 Chinese: 花圈，花环 |
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