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Webster 1913 Edition
Garland
Gar′land
,Noun.
[OE.
garland
, gerlond
, OF. garlande
, F. guirlande
; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara
, wiera
, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren
to adorn.] 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.
Gar′land
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Garlanded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Garlanding
.] To deck with a garland.
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Garland
G`ARLAND
,Noun.
1.
A wreath or chaplet made of branches, flowers, fethers and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown.2.
A ornament of flowers, fruits and leaves intermixed, anciently used at the gates of temples where feasts and solemn rejoicings were held.3.
The top; the principal thing, or thing most prized.4.
A collection of little printed pieces.5.
In ships, a sort of net used by sailors instead of a locker or cupboard.G`ARLAND
,Verb.
T.