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wreath
Meaning of wreath in English
wreath
noun [ C ]
UK /riːθ/ US /riːθ/
plural wreaths UK /riːðz/ US /riːðz/
an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died:
a holly/laurel wreath
The bride wore a veil with a wreath of silk flowers.
There were two large wreaths on the coffin.
The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
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(Definition of wreath from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
wreath | AMERICAN DICTIONARY
wreath
noun [ C ]
US /riθ/
plural wreaths US/riðz, riθs/
a ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens (= plants that are green all year):
The bride wore a wreath of flowers on her head.
(Definition of wreath from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
EXAMPLES of wreath
wreath
Some girls stepped forward and decorated the guests with wreaths of flowers.
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If a member can produce 12 silver medals, he will be entertained at the expense of the society, and a wreath will be placed around his neck.
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Each leaf of the wreath would cost £5, and thus need the support of 1,200 working men.
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The flowers may be necessary afterwards—let us have the flowers, but not the means of requiring them for wreaths.
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The money for the wreaths, £200, has come from local business people.
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There were flowers and wreaths under the notice.
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I fear that it may prove to be a wreath of nettles.
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I cannot imagine how they can so easily wear the laurel wreath.
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We are the two survivors who may put that laurel wreath round our brows.
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I am obliged to him for pulling it out and for putting a laurel wreath on my brow.
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Their principal industry, unless there is some special reason or peculiar case, is making wreaths of flowers and waiting until it is to-morrow.
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My children were threatened and a wreath was nailed to my door by a company.
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Translations of wreath
in Chinese (Traditional)
花環, 花圈…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
花环, 花圈…
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in Spanish
corona, corona de flores [feminine, singular]…
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in Portuguese
coroa de flores, guirlanda, coroa de flores [feminine]…
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