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wreath

UK/ɹiːθ/ US/ɹiːð/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

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verb

1.

encircle with or as if with a wreath

  • “Her face was wreathed with blossoms”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • Advent wreath
  • bridal wreath
  • Hippocratic wreath
  • laurel wreath
  • oak wreath
  • olive wreath
  • snow wreath
  • wreath product

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