Garland
['gɑːlənd] or ['gɑrlənd]
Definition
(noun.) a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas).
(noun.) United States singer and film actress (1922-1969).
(verb.) adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; 'They garlanded the statue'.
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Definition
(n.) The crown of a king.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The top; the thing most prized.
(n.) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
(n.) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
(n.) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
(v. t.) To deck with a garland.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Wreath, chaplet, crown, coronal, bays.
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Definition
n. a wreath of flowers or leaves: a name for a book of extracts in prose or poetry: (Shak.) the thing most prized.—v.t. to deck with a garland.—n. Gar′landāge a decoration of garlands.—adj. Gar′landless.—n. Gar′landry garlands collectively.--Civic garland a crown of oak-leaves bestowed on a Roman soldier who saved a fellow-citizen's life in battle.
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Examples
- Lieutenant-Colonel Garland, of the 4th infantry, was the brigade commander, and on this occasion commanded the entire marching force. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- So do I, she replied demurely; therefore, Colin, I will finish your garland. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- About an hour after, Garland was ordered to advance directly along the causeway, and got up in time to take part in the engagement. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There was no undue loss of life in reaching the lower end of Monterey, except that sustained by Garland's command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Helena smiled, and continued both her garland-weaving and her song. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And so when we have anointed him with myrrh, and set a garland of wool upon his head, we shall send him away to another city. Plato. The Republic.
- Still leaning on the back of Miss Keeldar's chair, Moore watched the rapid motion of her fingers, as the green and purple garland grew beneath them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When the house has been swept and garnished, they dress up the exiled vices, and, crowning them with garlands, bring them back under new names. Plato. The Republic.
- The crosses and garlands looked strange, but the hills and woods of this landscape look still stranger. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Stone crosses like these are not unfamiliar to you, nor are these dim garlands of everlasting flowers. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Garlands and triumphal arches were hung across the road to welcome the young bride. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- When, after the fashion of the time, he put the funeral garlands on the boy he wept aloud. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were carved garlands on the panelled walls, and as he stood among them giving us welcome, I know what kind of loops I thought they looked like. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She opened the casement to get a better view of the garlands and posies that adorned it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Behind the musicians came lads garlanded with wreaths of intermingled violets and ivy, bearing thyrsi. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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