wreath

[wreath]

Got a wreath on your front door? That's one of those ring shaped bands of flowers or foliage that people use for decoration. Wreaths go back to ancient times and maybe the circular shape symbolizes the eternal.

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Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.

Noun
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

Verb
encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms"


n.
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.

n.
A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.

n.
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.


Wreath

Wreath (?; 277), n.; pl. Wreaths . [OE. wrethe, AS. wr&aemac;&edh; a twisted band, fr. wr'c6&edh;an to twist. See Writhe.] 1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." Chaucer.
[He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath.
2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
Conquest doth grant He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant.
Far back in the ages, The plow with wreaths was crowned.
3. (Her.) 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.

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.

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