Definitions for garlands

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garlands gar·land

Spelling: [gahr-luh nd]

IPA: /ˈgɑr lənd/

Garlands is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in garlands (aadglnrs).

Definitions for garlands

noun

1. a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
2. a representation of such a wreath or festoon.
3. a collection of short literary pieces, as poems and ballads; literary miscellany.
4. Nautical. a band, collar, or grommet, as of rope.
5. Hamlin [ham-lin] /ˈhæm lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
6. Judy (Frances Gumm) 1922–69, U.S. singer and actress.
7. a city in NE Texas, near Dallas.
8. a male or female given name.

verb (used with object)

1. to crown with a garland; deck with garlands.

Origin of garlands

1275-1325; Middle English ger(e)lande, garlande Old French

Examples for garlands

garland, who became estranged from her mother, described her as “no good for anything except to create chaos and fear.”

It were, indeed, to weave Cyprus with the garland of the Bride!

Perhaps the people who want garland out just wish ASU could be as all-black as possible.

Make sure you notice the garland, Funk said encouragingly, “It was embroidered by women in Ohio.”

She drew round the verses a garland of flowers, and signed it with her pet name, Lorchen.

“Veterans choose the University of Phoenix,” said garland Williams, its vice president for military affairs.

Woe to those who must gather the garland of pain—which is remorse-after death!

This kind of garland is made also of ivy, with small red balls.

They attire themselves with care, they braid the garland, and they tune the pipe.

He is led in drunk, and welcomed by Agathon, whom he has come to crown with a garland.