Garland - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡɑːrlənd|  American pronunciation of the word garland
Brit.  |ˈɡɑːlənd|  British pronunciation of the word garland

noun

- United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
- a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. (syn: miscellany)
- flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes (syn: chaplet, coronal, lei, wreath)

verb

- adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
They garlanded the statue

Extra examples

They placed a garland of flowers around her neck.

They thought it enough to garland the tombstone when they had not crowned the brow.

The tree was garlanded with strings of coloured lights.

They garlanded the statue

After his second novel Garland had writer's block (=he could not write anything).

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: garland
he/she/it: garlands
present participle: garlanding
past tense: garlanded
past participle: garlanded
noun
singular: garland
plural: garlands
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