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   wreath

   /riːθ/

   noun

   • 1. an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave: "the Queen laid a wreath at the Cenotaph"
   • ▪ a carved representation of a wreath.
   • ▪ a ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material: "a gold wreath"
   • ▪ a representation of a ring of twisted material below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet).
   • 2. a curl or ring of smoke or cloud: "wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air"
   • 3. a snowdrift. archaic Scottish

   Word Origin Old Englishwritha, related to writhe.

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