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- [gahr-luh nd]
- /ˈgɑr lənd/
- /ˈɡɑː.lənd/
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- [gahr-luh nd]
- /ˈgɑr lənd/
Definitions of garland word
- noun garland Hamlin [ham-lin] /ˈhæm lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet. 1
- noun garland Judy (Frances Gumm) 1922–69, U.S. singer and actress. 1
- noun garland a city in NE Texas, near Dallas. 1
- noun garland a male or female given name. 1
- verb with object garland to crown with a garland; deck with garlands. 1
- noun garland A wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration. 1
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Origin of garland
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English ger(e)lande, garlande < Old French < ?
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Parts of speech for Garland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
garland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
garland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garland
noun garland
- wreath — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- crown — A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
- festoon — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- chaplet — an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
verb garland
- garlanded — a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.
- gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- prettify — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
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