wreath in English dictionary

  • wreath

    Meanings and definitions of "wreath"

    • Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
    • An ornamental circular band made e.g. of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland; a chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
    • (heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the 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 coat of arms.
    • To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
    • To wrap around something in a circle.
    • noun
      Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
    • noun
      An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
    • noun
      (heraldry)
      An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
    • verb
      To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To wrap around something in a circle.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
    • something twisted and curled
    • ornamental circular band
    • heraldry: support of a crest
    • wreath (e.g. of smoke)
    • corolla (of flower)
    • noun
      any circular or spiral band or formation.
    • noun
      flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

    Synonyms of "wreath" in English dictionary

    encircle, lei, circle are the top synonyms of "wreath" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of wreath

    • wreath ( third-person singular simple present wreaths, present participle wreathing, simple past and past participle wreathed)
    • wreath ( plural  wreaths)
    • wreath (plural wreaths)
    • wreath (third-person singular simple present wreaths, present participle wreathing, simple past and past participle wreathed)
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