wreath
/ɹiːθ/
Dictionary
noun
- Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
"a wreath of smoke; a wreath of clouds"
- 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.
- 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.
- A defect in glass.
verb
- To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
- To wrap around something in a circle.
"At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased."
- To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
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