英语词汇“garland”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	garland
释义	gar·land I. \ˈgärlənd, ˈgȧl-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English gerland, garland, from Middle French garlande, from Old French, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German wieren to adorn, Old High German wiara fine gold — more at wire 1. a. : a wreath, chaplet, or coronet worn as a mark of distinction: as (1) obsolete : a royal crown < till Richard wear the garland of the realm — Shakespeare > (2) : a wreath awarded to a hero or to the victor in ancient games < where one gaineth a garland of bays, hundreds have had a wreath of hemp — Thomas Fuller > b. : a mark of esteem or affection : accolade < so beloved a … minister that he held one charge for 40 years and was retired with garlands — A.W.Long > c. obsolete : a person who is highly prized : jewel < call him noble that was now your hate, him vile that was your garland — Shakespeare > 2. : a headband of gold, silver, precious stones, or other costly material < a dazzling garland of diamonds for the hair — A.P.Herbert > 3. : a wreath or festoon of leaves or flowers to be worn on the head or used to decorate the object < crowned the May queen with a garland > < laid a garland of oak leaves at the foot of the statue > 4. : something that resembles a garland: as a. : an object that reminds one of a wreath or festoon < garlands of lights on the ferries — Brooks Atkinson > b. (1) : a grommet or ring of rope used for various purposes aboard ship (2) archaic : a band of rope, iron, or wood used on ships or in shore batteries to hold shot in place c. : a carved wreath serving as a decorative motif < an ornate fireplace carved in oak with … high-relief garlands and swags — H.S.Morrison > d. : a heraldic wreath of laurel or of oak leaves and acorns e. : a strip of cotton cloth or burlap used in military camouflaging to thicken overhead cover or to conceal edges of a net < tie garlands of colored cloth onto a fishnet to make it resemble foliage — Carl Mann > 5. : a collection of extracts : anthology < several of these essays make up a kind of friendship's garland — Willard Thorp > especially : a chapbook containing ballads or songs II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English garlanden, from garland, n. 1. : to form into a garland < thine are these early wilding flowers though garlanded by me — P.B.Shelley > 2. a. : to crown with or as if with a garland < garlanded his shaggy head with roses — P.B.Kyne > < goose stealers sat in the stocks garlanded with goose wings — S.P.B.Mais > b. : to confer an accolade upon < garlanded as a brilliant leader after the first Battle of Bull Run — A.W.Long > 3. : to surround or deck with or as if with a garland : engarland < garland the crowns of profile hats — Lois Long > < one of the devices of the modern camoufleur is the use of nets garlanded with strips of burlap — Newsweek >
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