Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garlandwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gar-land-wise
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an arrangement resembling a garland.

Example Sentences

"[…] and the young man's eyes absently followed the windings of the oak leaves which ran beneath the mantel-shelf garlandwise, framing in the centre a tablet bearing this legend, […]"

Etymology

From garland + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: garland

Questions

What does garlandwise mean?: In an arrangement resembling a garland.
Where does garlandwise come from?: From garland + -wise.

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