wreath

Meaning

Noun

1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
2. 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.
3. A defect in glass.
4. 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.

Verb

Alternative spelling of wreathe

Synonyms

garland

chaplet

crown

👑

coronal

flower arrangement

lei

coronet

festoon

headband

laurels

ring

💍

sprig

swirl

torse

tortile

twist

wisp

touch of

tinge of

bouquet

💐

funeral flowers

circlet

contort

corolla

curl

diadem

eddy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wreth

Inherited from Old English: wrǣd

In summary

From Middle English wreth, wrethe (“coiled or rounded shape; decorative garland, wreath; chaplet, crown; ring”, noun), from Old English wrǣd, wrǣð, wriþa (“bandage”), from from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). Doublet of wreathe and writhe.