'Wreath' definitions:

Definition of 'wreath'

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noun
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei]

Definition of 'Wreath'

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  • Wreath \Wreath\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Wreaths. [OE. wrethe, AS. wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[imac][eth]an to twist. See Writhe.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • [He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor. [1913 Webster]
  • Conquest doth grant He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • Far back in the ages, The plow with wreaths was crowned. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'wreath'

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  • Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed; Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] [See Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
  • The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular physiognomy was wreathed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold. [1913 Webster]
  • Each wreathed in the other's arms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle. [1913 Webster]
  • In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl, Fell adders hiss. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'wreath'

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