garland
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- An accolade or mark of honour.
- A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
- The crown of a monarch.
- A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
- The top; the thing most prized.
- A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
- A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
Verb
- To deck or ornament something with a garland.
- To form something into a garland.
Proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Miller County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A village in Seward County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A city mostly in Dallas County, Texas.
- A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname: A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
- 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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