Thesaurus: garland

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1. n. The crown of a king.
2. n. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath.
3. n. The top; the thing most prized.
4. n. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
5. n. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
6. n. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
7. v. t. To deck with a garland.
8. n. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
9. n. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
10. v. adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
11. 1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] Graffon. 2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. Pope. 3. The top; the thing most prized. Shak. 4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. Percy. 5. (Naut.) (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in. (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling. To deck with a garland. B. Jonson.
12. To deck with a garland. B. Jonson.