Garland

Origin

From Old French gerlande (compare French guirlande).

Full definition of garland

Noun

1. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
2. An accolade or mark of honour.
3. (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
4. The crown of a monarch.
5. (dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
• PercyThey ballads began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
6. The top; the thing most prized.
7. (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
8. (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Verb

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