Wreaths
- Wreaths
- Wreath Wreath (?; 277), n.; pl. {Wreaths}. [OE. wrethe, AS.
wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[=i][eth]an to twist. See
{Writhe}.]
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1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of
smoke; a wreath of flowers. ``A wrethe of gold.''
--Chaucer.
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[He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor. [1913 Webster]
Conquest doth grant He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
Far back in the ages, The plow with wreaths was crowned. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of {Crest}). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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