garland

Meaning

Noun

1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
2. An accolade or mark of honour.
3. A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
4. The crown of a monarch.
5. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
6. The top; the thing most prized.
7. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
8. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Verb

1. To deck or ornament something with a garland.
2. To form something into a garland.

Synonyms

wreath

chaplet

festoon

necklace

garland of flowers

coronal

miscellany

anthology

wreathe

swag

laurels

florilegium

posy

lei

bouquet

💐

corsage

string

🪢

collection

chapelt

long necklace

wreath of flowers

crown

👑

excerpts

flower

🌸

lauren

corolla

placenta

spray

sprig

torse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɑː.lənd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: garland

Cognate with French: guirlande

In summary

From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz.
Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.