garland
/ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.46 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
Example Sentences
- "Bestow a Garland only on a Bier"
- "Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together."
- "[She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type and garland of her noble ſtirpe and linage, […]"
- "They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands."
- "And call him noble that was now your hate, / Him vile that was your garland."
- "Anand disembarks like a statesman from the Volkswagen to be garlanded immediately by five different women."
Etymology
From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: garland, garlande, *wierlōn, *wierōn, *wīraz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/
- British English: /ˈɡɑː.lənd/