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Wreaths

/ɹiːðz/

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

📖 Definitions of "Wreaths"

noun
  1. 1

    Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

    "a wreath of smoke;  a wreath of clouds"

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    A defect in glass.

verb
  1. 1

    To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.

  2. 2

    To wrap around something in a circle.

    "At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased."

  3. 3

    To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.

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