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garland

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) garland (noun)
  2. 2) garland (verb)
  3. Garland (biographical name)
  4. Garland (biographical name)
  5. Garland (geographical name)
  6. garland chrysanthemum (noun)
  7. garland crab (noun)
  8. garland dance (noun)
  9. garland flower (noun)

1gar·land

noun \ˈgär-lənd\

Definition of GARLAND

1
: a circular or spiral arrangement of intertwined material (as flowers or leaves)
2
: anthology, collection
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Examples of GARLAND

  1. They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.

Origin of GARLAND

Middle English, from Anglo-French garlande
First Known Use: 14th century

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