garland
/ˈɡɑːlənd
/noun
1A wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.District chief officer, Surapol Tiensuwan was the first to light incense, after which everyone attending laid bouquets of flowers, wreaths or garlands with sacred offerings in front of the monument....
- Winners were crowned with wreath garlands of olive leaves.
- Staff will be dressing in shorts, Hawaiian shirts, bikinis, flower garlands and grass skirts, and there will be hula-hooping, hula dancing and limbo competitions in aid of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Unit.
Synonyms
festoon, lei, wreath, chain, loop, ring, circle, swathe, swag;
coronet, crown, coronal, chaplet, fillet, headband
2 dated A prize or distinction.On the ninth day, Aeneas displays the prizes for the competition: tripods, garlands, gold, silver, armor....
- They also participated in the special prayers conducted for the visitors, who were also honoured with garlands and given ‘prasadam’.
- The former Education Minister, K. Anbazhagan, who is in the habit of chewing betel leaves, used to be honoured with green garlands.
3 archaic A literary anthology or miscellany.He put together a 'Garland' of privately printed verses by distinguished poets.
verb [with object]
Decorate with a garland: they were garlanded with flowers...
- This hugely talented Australian group was formed in the late 1970s, but despite being garlanded with critical praise they have never made it terribly big.
- The afternoon tea-party for about 40 younger inmates was in the conservatory which was garlanded with artificial flowers, all made by the girls.
- His reign as director of the National Theatre, recorded in these diaries, was garlanded with praise and exited to a storm of acclaim.
Synonyms
festoon, wreathe, swathe, hang, loop, thread, drape, cover;
adorn, ornament, embellish, decorate, deck, trim, dress, array, bedeck, bespangle
informal do up, do out, get up, trick out
literary bedizen, furbelow, caparison
Origin
Middle English: from Old French garlande, of unknown origin.