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Webster 1913 Edition

Wreath

Wreath

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Wreaths
(#)
.
[OE.
wrethe
, AS.
wrǣð
a twisted band, fr.
wrīðan
to twist. See
Writhe
.]
1.
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled;
as, a
wreath
of smoke; a
wreath
of flowers
.
“A wrethe of gold.”
Chaucer.
[He] of his tortuous train
Curled many a wanton
wreath
.
Milton.
2.
A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.
Conquest doth grant
He dear
wreath
to the Grecian combatant.
Chapman.
Far back in the ages,
The plow with
wreaths
was crowned.
Bryant.
3.
(Her.)
An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of
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 arms.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wreath

WREATH

,
Noun.
[See Writhe.]
1.
To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; as, to wreath a garland of flowers.
2.
To interweave; to entwine; as chains of wreathed work.
3.
To encircle, as a garland.
The flowrs that wreath the sparkling bowl.
4.
To encircle as with a garland; to dress in a garland.
And with thy winding ivy wreaths her lance.

WREATH

,
Verb.
I.
To be interwoven or entwined; as a bower of wreathing trees.

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