Meaning

8 senses
  1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.

    Girlande

    гирля́ндаgirljánda, вено́кvenók, вене́цvenéc

    віно́кvinók, гірля́ндаhirljánda

  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. (dated)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.

More definitions
  • a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Dallas and Collin
  • United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
  • flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Mary is weaving a garland of daisies.

    ruМэри плетёт венок из ромашек.

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  2. Mary had woven daisies into a garland.

    ruМэри сплела венок из ромашек.

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  3. Mayuko was wearing a garland of flowers.

    ruМаюко носила венок из цветов.

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  4. The women put a garland round her neck.

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  5. I bought three garlands for the price of two.

    ruЯ купил три гирлянды по цене двух.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
wreath of flowers:
Русский
By meaning 1
wreath of flowers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
wreath of flowers:

Origin

From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerl

From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz.

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Forms

plural: garlands
Singulargarland
Pluralgarlands

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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