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Pronunciation : Gar"land
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gar"land
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To deck with a garland. B. Jonson.

t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913