Thesaurus: wreath

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1. n. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.
2. n. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
3. n. An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.
4. n. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
5. 1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." Chaucer. [He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath. Milton. 2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor. Conquest doth grant He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. Chapman. Far back in the ages, The plow with wreaths was crowned. Bryant. 3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.
6. An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting thecrest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of twocords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other likethe principal color in the arms.
7. n:100 n. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes