Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural garlands, present participle garlanding, past tense, past participle garlanded
1. countable noun [usually plural]
A garland is a circular decoration made from flowers and leaves. People sometimes wear garlands of flowers on theirheads or around their necks.
They wore garlands of summer flowers in their hair. [+ of]
Synonyms: wreath, band, bays, crown More Synonyms of garland
2. verb [usually passive]
If people, places, or objects are garlanded, people hang garlands or similar decorations around them.
Players and officials were garlanded with flowers. [beV-ed with n]
The wagons were decorated with flowers and pulled by garlanded horses. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: adorn, crown, deck, festoon More Synonyms of garland
garland in British English
(ˈɡɑːlənd)
noun
1.
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, etc, worn round the head or neck or hung up
2.
a representation of such a wreath, as in painting, sculpture, etc
3.
a collection of short literary pieces, such as ballads or poems; miscellany or anthology
4. nautical
a ring or grommet of rope
verb
5. (transitive)
to deck or adorn with a garland or garlands
Word origin
C14: from Old French garlande, perhaps of Germanic origin
Garland in British English
(ˈɡɑːlənd)
noun
Judy, real name Frances Gumm. 1922–69, US singer and film actress. Already a child star, she achieved international fame with The Wizard of Oz (1939). Later films included Meet Me in St Louis (1944) and A Star is Born (1954)
Garland in American English1
(ˈgɑrlənd)
1.
ˈ(Hannibal) Hamlin (ˈhæmlɪn) 1860-1940; U.S. novelist & short-story writer
2.
Judy(born Frances Gumm) 1922-69; U.S. film actress & singer
Garland in American English2
(ˈgɑrlənd)
city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 216,000
Word origin
after A. H. Garland, U.S. attorney general (1885-89)
garland in American English
(ˈgɑrlənd)
noun
1.
a wreath or woven chain of flowers, leaves, etc. worn on the head or used as decoration, esp. as a symbolof victory, honor, etc.
2.
anthology of poems, songs, etc.
3. Nautical
a band or ring of rope used as to hoist spars or prevent chafing
verb transitive
4.
to form into or decorate with a garland or garlands
Word origin
ME < OFr garlande
Examples of 'garland' in a sentence
garland
We arrived at the airport and had garlands of roses thrown around our necks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was not an environment likely to encourage garlands of flowers being offered to an advancing army.
Oliver Poole BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003)
Portraits of the royal family placed at crossroads were heaped with garlands of flowers and swathed in burning incense.
Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
A man selected garlands of jasmine at the neighbouring pitch.
Hyland, Paul Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994)
From the moment we were welcomed off the plane with fresh jasmine garlands we were constantly surprised and delighted by the place and its people.
The Sun (2008)
The hostages were flown to Cairo for medical examinations and emerged from their military flight smiling to receive garlands of flowers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A statue to youth and vitality was garlanded with wreaths in memory of residents who had been cut down by the army.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was garlanded with praise by architectural critics and soon accorded grade I listed status.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No more eye shadow, no more hairspray, no more flower garlands.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
garland
British English: garland NOUN
A garland is a circular decoration made from flowers and leaves.
They wore garlands of summer flowers in their hair.
American English: garland
Brazilian Portuguese: guirlanda
Chinese: 花环
European Spanish: guirnalda
French: guirlande
German: Kranz
Italian: ghirlanda
Japanese: 花輪
Korean: 화환
European Portuguese: grinalda
Latin American Spanish: guirnalda
Chinese translation of 'garland'
garland
(ˈɡɑːlənd)
n(c)
[of flowers]花环(環) (huāhuán) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a wreath of flowers and leaves worn round the head or neck or hung up
They wore garlands of summer flowers in their hair.
Synonyms
wreath
She wore a wreath of jasmine flowers in her hair.
band
bays
crown
He won the middleweight crown in 1947.
honours
loop
laurels
festoon
festoons of laurel and magnolia
coronet
coronal
chaplet
(verb)
Definition
to decorate with a garland or garlands
Players were garlanded with flowers.
Synonyms
adorn
Several oil paintings adorn the walls.
crown
deck
The house was decked with flowers.
festoon
The temples are festooned with lights.
wreathe
The temple's huge columns were wreathed in laurels.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of chaplet
Definition
a garland worn on the head
Synonyms
garland,
bouquet,
wreath,
coronal
in the sense of crown
Definition
a wreath for the head, given as an honour
He won the middleweight crown in 1947.
Synonyms
laurel wreath,
trophy,
distinction,
prize,
bays,
honour,
garland,
laurels,
wreath,
kudos
in the sense of deck
The house was decked with flowers.
Synonyms
decorate,
dress,
trim,
clothe,
grace,
array,
garland,
adorn,
ornament,
embellish,
apparel (archaic),
festoon,
attire,
bedeck,
beautify,
bedight (archaic),
bedizen (archaic),
engarland
Nearby words of
garland
gardening
gargantuan
garish
garland
garlic
garment
garner
Synonyms of 'garland'
garland
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of festoon
Definition
a decorative chain of flowers or ribbons suspended in loops
festoons of laurel and magnolia
Synonyms
decoration,
garland,
swathe,
wreath,
swag,
lei,
chaplet
in the sense of festoon
Definition
to drape with decorations
The temples are festooned with lights.
Synonyms
decorate,
deck,
array,
drape,
garland,
swathe,
bedeck,
wreathe,
beribbon,
engarland,
hang
in the sense of wreathe
The temple's huge columns were wreathed in laurels.