garland

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French gerlande (compare French guirlande).

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Singular
garland

Plural
garlands

garland (plural garlands)

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  1. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration
  2. An accolade or mark of honour
  3. coalminers' jargon a metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to garland

Third person singular
garlands

Simple past
garlanded

Past participle
garlanded

Present participle
garlanding

to garland (third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)

  1. (transitive) To deck or ornament something with a garland
  2. (transitive) To form something into a garland

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