garland
To deck or ornament something with a garlandTo deck or ornament something with a garland.
» Mary is weaving a garland of daisies.
Мэри плетёт венок из ромашек. — nina99nv
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To deck or ornament something with a garland.
(transitive)To form something into a garland.
- adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
Examples
14 sentencesMary is weaving a garland of daisies.
ruМэри плетёт венок из ромашек. — nina99nv
Mary had woven daisies into a garland.
ruМэри сплела венок из ромашек. — ZegPhig
Mayuko was wearing a garland of flowers.
ruМаюко носила венок из цветов. — marafon
The women put a garland round her neck.
I bought three garlands for the price of two.
ruЯ купил три гирлянды по цене двух. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlFrom 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
garlands, garlanding, garlanded, garlandedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle