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um-only'> a circular or spiral arrangement of intertwined material (such as flowers or leaves)
    • verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    verb
    gar​land​ed; gar​land​ing; gar​lands

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    Examples
    Noun
    • //They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English gerland, garlond "wreath of leaves or flowers worn as a crown," borrowed from Anglo-French garlande, gerlaunde "hair band, diadem" (continental Old French, "crown made with gold filigree"), probably from Old French *gareler "to trim with gold or silver filigree" (expansion, with -eler after such verbs as estenceler "to sparkle," of Old Low Franconian *wearōn, *wiarōn, derivative of *wiara "gold or silver filigree, ornament made of such material," going back to Germanic *wīr- "metal thread, wire") + -ande, collective noun suffix (going back to Latin -anda, neuter plural gerundive suffix) — more at stencil entry 1, wire entry 1

    NOTE: The variant Old Low Franconian forms *weara, *wiara (corresponding to Old High German wiara "fine gold, ornament of gold filigree"), stages in the development of Germanic e2, are postulated to explain the two Romance outcomes of this etymon: garlande in Old French (from *weara) and guirlanda "crown made of gold thread," first attested in Old Occitan (from *wiara, presumably progressing to *wiera as in Old High German). Old Occitan guirlanda, borrowed into Italian as ghirlanda, cycled back to French in the 16th century as guirlande, in the sense "circular arrangement of flowers or leaves."

    Verb
    Middle English gerlonden, garlonden, derivative of gerland garland entry 1
    garland
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    • as in drape, festoon
      Synonyms & Near Synonyms
      drape festoon string
      hook mount pin tack