garland
pronunciation
How to pronounce garland in British English:
UK [ˈgɑ:lənd]
How to pronounce garland in American English:
US [ˈgɑrlənd]
-
- Noun:
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
- flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
-
- Verb:
- adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
Word Origin
- garland (n.)
- c. 1300 (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), "wreath of flowers," also "crown of gold or silver," from Old French garlande "garland," probably from a Frankish frequentative form of *weron "adorn, bedeck," from *wiara-, *weara- "wire" (on the notion of "ornament of refined gold," properly "of twisted gold wire"), from Proto-Germanic *wira-, *wera-, suffixed form of PIE *wei- (1) "to turn, twist" (see wire (n.)). Compare Middle High German wieren "adorn, bedeck." The word is found in many forms in the Romanic language, such as Old Spanish guarlanda, French guirlande, Italian ghirlanda, Portuguese guirnalda.
- garland (v.)
- early 15c., "to make a garland;" 1590s, "to crown with a garland," from garland (n.). Related: Garlanded; garlanding.
Example
- 1. And the garland is ready for the bridegroom .
- 2. Your walls can be as enticing as your tabletop decor when you add a fall garland .
- 3. I may not find a place in thy garland , but honour it with a touch of pain from thy hand and pluck it .
- 4. Marigolds are widely used as strings of garland and for hindu religious rituals .
- 5. The flowers have been woven , and the garland is ready for the bridegroom .