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WREATH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Synonyms:
chaplet; coronal; garland; lei; wreath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wreath" is a kind of...):
floral arrangement; flower arrangement (a decorative arrangement of flowers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wreath"):
crown (a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory)
bay wreath; laurel; laurel wreath ((antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)
Context examples:
A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours; so that as the cab crawled from street to street, Mr. Utterson beheld a marvelous number of degrees and hues of twilight; for here it would be dark like the back-end of evening; and there would be a glow of a rich, lurid brown, like the light of some strange conflagration; and here, for a moment, the fog would be quite broken up, and a haggard shaft of daylight would glance in between the swirling wreaths.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I put him in your window, I make pretty wreath, and hang him round your neck, so that you sleep well.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
In the summer Rose-red took care of the house, and every morning laid a wreath of flowers by her mother’s bed before she awoke, in which was a rose from each tree.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Then appeared the magnificent figure of Miss Ingram, clad in white, a long veil on her head, and a wreath of roses round her brow; by her side walked Mr. Rochester, and together they drew near the table.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
He opened his bag as he spoke, and tumbled onto the floor a wedding-dress of watered silk, a pair of white satin shoes and a bride’s wreath and veil, all discoloured and soaked in water.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A wreath of blue smoke floated up through a hole in the thatch, and was the only sign of life in the place, save a great black hound which lay sleeping chained to the door-post.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He looked and then he smiled, as he could not well help doing, for it was capitally done, the long, lazy figure on the grass, with listless face, half-shut eyes, and one hand holding a cigar, from which came the little wreath of smoke that encircled the dreamer's head.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
We then waited whilst Lucy made her toilet for the night, and when she was in bed he came and himself fixed the wreath of garlic round her neck.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The following day the king’s daughter again called to him that he was to bring her a wreath of field-flowers, and then he went in with it, she instantly snatched at his cap, and wanted to take it away from him, but he held it fast with both hands.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
A dress of rose-coloured satin, very short, and as full in the skirt as it could be gathered, replaced the brown frock she had previously worn; a wreath of rosebuds circled her forehead; her feet were dressed in silk stockings and small white satin sandals.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
