Garlanding

Garlanding
Garland Gar"land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garlanding}.] To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • garlanding — gar·land || gÉ‘rlÉ™nd / gɑːl n. decorative wreath (of flowers, leaves, etc.); collection of poems or stories v. make a wreath of leaves or flowers; crown with a garland; decorate with wreaths …   English contemporary dictionary

  • garlanding — …   Useful english dictionary

  • May Day, children's garlands and customs —    The most widespread and best known May Day activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the children s *garland custom. In essence, this involved groups of children *visiting houses in their community showing a garland, singing a song,… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • May Queens —    An accepted part of the modern May celebrations in many towns and villages; the usual pattern being a procession, crowning ceremony, and some sort of parade, as one constituent part of the sports, displays, and stalls of a local fete. While… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • List of attacks attributed to the LTTE — Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) Background Sri Lanka · History of Sri Lanka Origins of the Civil War Origins of the Civil War · Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism  …   Wikipedia

  • Garland — Gar land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garlanding}.] To deck with a garland. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garlanded — Garland Gar land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garlanding}.] To deck with a garland. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — is a late 14th century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur s Round Table. In the tale, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green, from his… …   Wikipedia

  • Maypole — This article is about the tall wooden pole. For other uses, see Maypole (disambiguation). Dancing around the maypole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, particularly on May… …   Wikipedia

  • Thenmuli Rajaratnam — ( died 21 May 1991) was the assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi, herself, and 14 others in a suicide bombing on May 21, 1991, in the Indian town of Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. An associate of The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the Tamil Tigers) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”