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garland
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garland \Gar"land\, n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F.
guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown,
pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
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1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.
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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.
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3. The top; the thing most prized. --Shak.
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4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
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They [ballads] began to be collected into little
miscellanies under the name of garlands. --Percy.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.] To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
