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garland

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Noun

  1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  2. An accolade or mark of honour.
  3. A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
  4. The crown of a monarch.
  5. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
  6. The top; the thing most prized.
  7. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
  8. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Verb

  1. To deck or ornament something with a garland.
  2. To form something into a garland.

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Miller County, Arkansas.
  4. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.
  5. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  6. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
  7. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A village in Seward County, Nebraska.
  8. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.
  9. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio.
  10. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A city mostly in Dallas County, Texas.
  11. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
  12. A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming.

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