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   garland

   /ˈɡɑːlənd/

   noun

   • 1. a wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.
   • 2. a prize or distinction. dated
   • 3. a literary anthology or miscellany. archaic

   verb

   • 1. decorate with a garland: "they were garlanded with flowers"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French garlande, of unknown origin.

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   What does a garland mean?

   • A garland is a circular arrangement of flowers, worn or hung for decoration. Think of the strings of pine and holly people hang at holiday time, or the ring of roses they put around the Kentucky Derby winner's neck. First recorded circa 1300, the word garland in the simplest terms means a circle of flowers or other greenery.

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   What does a garland look like?

   • A garland is a circular decoration made from flowers and leaves. People sometimes wear garlands of flowers on their heads or around their necks. If people, places, or objects are garlanded, people hang garlands or similar decorations around them. The wagons were decorated with flowers and pulled by garlanded horses. [VERB-ed]

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   What is a garland & why is it important?

   • A statue to youth and vitality was garlanded with wreaths in memory of residents who had been cut down by the army. It was garlanded with praise by architectural critics and soon accorded grade I listed status. No more eye shadow, no more hairspray, no more flower garlands. A garland is a circular decoration made from flowers and leaves.

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   What is a garland made of?

   • Originally garlands were made of flowers or leaves. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of garland? 花環, 花冠, 給…飾以花環… 花环, 花冠, 给…献花环… guirnalda…

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   The meaning of GARLAND is a circular or spiral arrangement of intertwined material (such as flowers or leaves). How to use garland in a sentence.

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   Garland definition: a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration. See examples of GARLAND used in a sentence.

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   garland. A garland is a circular decoration made from flowers and leaves. People sometimes wear garlands of flowers on their heads or around their necks. If people, places, or objects are garlanded, people hang garlands or similar decorations around them.

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   A garland is a circular arrangement of flowers, worn or hung for decoration. Think of the strings of pine and holly people hang at holiday time, or the ring of roses they put around the Kentucky Derby winner's neck.

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