Definition of wreath in English:

wreath

nounPlural wreaths riːθriθ

1An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
花环，花冠；花圈
the Queen laid a wreath at the Cenotaph
a laurel wreath
Example sentencesExamples
- The dead policeman's mother, Cindy Eaton, wept as she placed her bouquet alongside 100 wreaths and bunches of flowers left on the corner of Dibb Lane in honour of her son.
- Orders are now being taken in time for Christmas for Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies, flower arrangements, holly wreaths and crafts.
- Flags were flown at half-mast, with a wreath of flowers laid at the base of the flag poles.
- The bathroom is easily scented by placing oil-scented cotton balls in inconspicuous places, or sprinkle oils directly onto silk or dried flower arrangements or wreaths.
- The committee are providing a trailer this Wednesdays adjacent to the church and they appeal to grave owners to dump old wreaths and flowers and other waste in it.
- Following the ceremony, the families made their way through the memorial park, which houses the remains of 2,300 troops from 11 UN nations, to lay wreaths at the graves of their loved ones.
- This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.
- Football clubs are expected to assemble at Matero Boys High School from where a march past would be undertaken to the burial site outside the Independence stadium where speeches would later be read and wreaths laid on the graves.
- It began during the Civil War when organized women's groups in several towns throughout the South decorated the graves of the Confederate war dead with flowers, wreaths and flags.
- Mourners placed flowers and wreaths at the graves, including one where two sisters Alina, 12 and Ira, 13, were laid to rest together.
- Public designations must be well placed and located even when displaying flower wreaths at the mortuary.
- A group of about 30 people paid their respects in a memorial garden near the station by laying wreaths and flowers.
- Melody arranged a wreath of flowers over the fireplace.
- Rabbits have been in abundance in the area this year and have been upsetting some grieving relatives by eating flowers and wreaths from the graves.
- In the courtyard, there were six mourning altars for the dead villagers lined with flower wreaths.
- All used wreaths and flowers must be taken away by grave owners.
- The grandnephew of Patrick Phelan, Thomas Lawlor, laid a wreath on the grave in honour of fallen patriots.
- Nuala Leonard has started her own flower business, catering for church arrangements, funeral wreaths, weddings and other occasions.
- The Catholic church was gorgeous with flower arrangements and wreaths.
- Sometimes the faces are framed in fierce coronas of sunlight; sometimes, in a wreath of leaves, berries and flowers; always, in a blaze of warmth.
1. 1.1 A carved representation of a wreath.
  雕花环
  Example sentencesExamples
  This space was ornamented with low relief sculpture of winged sun disks and wreaths located on the pedimented impost blocks between the arches.
  You will be amazed at the beauty and crispness of this hand carved wood floral rose wreath.
  Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces.
2. 1.2 A ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material.
  环，圈；环状物；圈状物
  a gold wreath
  金环。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a time when the Italian world bedecked itself with rare golden trinkets, wreaths for women's hair, girdles, brooches, and the like, and the finest skill was needed to satisfy the taste.
  The young king's head began to ache, and he took of his crown, a delicate woven wreath of gold.
  Beaver County native Lauryn Williams is in the running for that, along with an olive wreath and a gold medal, when she begins competing today.
  Tsaneva was responsible for the speedy restoration of the gold wreath and ring, which are the first of the treasures from the latest discovery to be put on display.
  In other festivals women most often appeared in white dresses crowned with oak wreaths.
  Place the wire into the body of the garland or wreath and twist together several times to hold the fruit in place.
  Among the first people to embrace wreaths were ancient Persians, who wore diadems made of fabric and jewels - the wreath standing in for wealth and power.
  Tattooed on his hand was a braided vine, shaped in a circle, like a wreath.
  At each side of the stadium, Dawson's giant steel-mesh rings hover like wreaths above the entry gates.
  A delicately crafted link bracelet was soon joined by a bracelet forged to look like a wreath of lilies and one of several strands of gold with emeralds woven into it.
  The gold wreath symbolizes the unit's goal of continued excellence and achievement.
  Tessa and Sophia skipped in with daisy wreaths and bracelets draped all over them.
  Since 1996 Greece has sought the return of a gold Macedonian funerary wreath, purchased from a Swiss dealer who acted as an intermediary.
  The Eritrean flag is green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath.
  Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a circle wreath, or even bend it a bit to make a heart shape.
  ‘American National Red Cross Nurse’ was printed in gold letters on a cobalt blue background surrounded by a beautiful gold wreath.
  In the Middle Ages young women wore wreaths of gold and eventually gave way to chaplets.
  The King had commissioned a gold wreath that he wished to consecrate to the gods.
  The cemetery of over 6,000 war dead contains a tomb where a giant wreath of gold and silver leaves rests.
  Twenty-nine golden petals are attached to a leather strip, representing a wreath.
  Synonyms
  garland, chaplet, circlet, coronet, crown, diadem, festoon, lei, swathe, fillet
  ring, loop, circle
3. 1.3Heraldry A representation of a ring of twisted material below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet).
  〔纹章〕饰环
  Example sentencesExamples
  The crest wreath came into use about the third quarter of the fourteenth century, and consisted of a roll formed of two pieces of material of the principal colour and metal of the arms twisted together, worn round the top of the helmet level with the base of the crest.
  This was a pennon-shaped scarf of material, usually silk, lined with another colour, and placed on the helmet underneath the crest and crest wreath.
2A curl or ring of smoke or cloud.
（烟、云等的）环，圈
wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air
雾圈袅袅升起，渗进冷空气中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Olof just grinned but JB, from behind a wreath of cigarette smoke, turned round with an encouraging glance.
- The mountain itself is just behind the town, looming so high it creates its own weather and often wears a wreath of clouds (check the weather before planning a hike).
- She sat behind her desk, a blue wreath of cigarette smoke encircling her head, while I leaned against the doorframe.
- She gives you a story line or a message from great granny or a question to ponder, grins around her wreath of pipe smoke and wanders on over the hill.
- The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath.
- Their breath encircled the chateau like a wreath, wrapping its way around the substantial estate as if wanting to squeeze out every last drop of life, which existed inside.
- The tall buildings stretched high into the night sky, the top spires of the churches and court houses surrounded in a wreath of smoke from the fires that burned in pot bellied stoves far below.
- Guga blew a stream of smoke out of his nostrils, forming a wreath around his head.
- The fire hissed as it went out, and around them the cave went dark again as pale wreaths of grey smoke curled through the air.
3Scottish archaic A snowdrift.
〈古，主苏格兰〉雪堆；吹雪
Example sentencesExamples
- Join a Ranger for a walk around the upper part of Coire Cas, getting closer to the snow wreath and listening for singing snow buntings.
- A great snow wreath still wrapped itself across the upper confines of the crags, a feature that often remains until well into the summer and is recognisable from as far as Kingussie.
- However be aware of cornices and unstable snow wreaths that linger long into summer.

Origin

Old English writha, related to writhe.

Rhymes

beneath, buck teeth, Hadith, heath, Keith, neath, Reith, teeth, underneath, Westmeath

Definition of wreath in US English:

wreath

nounrēTHriθ

1An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
花环，花冠；花圈
Example sentencesExamples
- Melody arranged a wreath of flowers over the fireplace.
- Orders are now being taken in time for Christmas for Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies, flower arrangements, holly wreaths and crafts.
- Nuala Leonard has started her own flower business, catering for church arrangements, funeral wreaths, weddings and other occasions.
- Football clubs are expected to assemble at Matero Boys High School from where a march past would be undertaken to the burial site outside the Independence stadium where speeches would later be read and wreaths laid on the graves.
- This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.
- The dead policeman's mother, Cindy Eaton, wept as she placed her bouquet alongside 100 wreaths and bunches of flowers left on the corner of Dibb Lane in honour of her son.
- The bathroom is easily scented by placing oil-scented cotton balls in inconspicuous places, or sprinkle oils directly onto silk or dried flower arrangements or wreaths.
- The grandnephew of Patrick Phelan, Thomas Lawlor, laid a wreath on the grave in honour of fallen patriots.
- Public designations must be well placed and located even when displaying flower wreaths at the mortuary.
- It began during the Civil War when organized women's groups in several towns throughout the South decorated the graves of the Confederate war dead with flowers, wreaths and flags.
- The Catholic church was gorgeous with flower arrangements and wreaths.
- A group of about 30 people paid their respects in a memorial garden near the station by laying wreaths and flowers.
- Sometimes the faces are framed in fierce coronas of sunlight; sometimes, in a wreath of leaves, berries and flowers; always, in a blaze of warmth.
- All used wreaths and flowers must be taken away by grave owners.
- Mourners placed flowers and wreaths at the graves, including one where two sisters Alina, 12 and Ira, 13, were laid to rest together.
- Following the ceremony, the families made their way through the memorial park, which houses the remains of 2,300 troops from 11 UN nations, to lay wreaths at the graves of their loved ones.
- Rabbits have been in abundance in the area this year and have been upsetting some grieving relatives by eating flowers and wreaths from the graves.
- In the courtyard, there were six mourning altars for the dead villagers lined with flower wreaths.
- Flags were flown at half-mast, with a wreath of flowers laid at the base of the flag poles.
- The committee are providing a trailer this Wednesdays adjacent to the church and they appeal to grave owners to dump old wreaths and flowers and other waste in it.
1. 1.1 A carved representation of a wreath.
  雕花环
  Example sentencesExamples
  Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces.
  You will be amazed at the beauty and crispness of this hand carved wood floral rose wreath.
  This space was ornamented with low relief sculpture of winged sun disks and wreaths located on the pedimented impost blocks between the arches.
2. 1.2 A ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material.
  环，圈；环状物；圈状物
  a gold wreath
  金环。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The King had commissioned a gold wreath that he wished to consecrate to the gods.
  Beaver County native Lauryn Williams is in the running for that, along with an olive wreath and a gold medal, when she begins competing today.
  Since 1996 Greece has sought the return of a gold Macedonian funerary wreath, purchased from a Swiss dealer who acted as an intermediary.
  The Eritrean flag is green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath.
  Place the wire into the body of the garland or wreath and twist together several times to hold the fruit in place.
  It was a time when the Italian world bedecked itself with rare golden trinkets, wreaths for women's hair, girdles, brooches, and the like, and the finest skill was needed to satisfy the taste.
  The gold wreath symbolizes the unit's goal of continued excellence and achievement.
  A delicately crafted link bracelet was soon joined by a bracelet forged to look like a wreath of lilies and one of several strands of gold with emeralds woven into it.
  Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a circle wreath, or even bend it a bit to make a heart shape.
  The young king's head began to ache, and he took of his crown, a delicate woven wreath of gold.
  The cemetery of over 6,000 war dead contains a tomb where a giant wreath of gold and silver leaves rests.
  In other festivals women most often appeared in white dresses crowned with oak wreaths.
  Tessa and Sophia skipped in with daisy wreaths and bracelets draped all over them.
  Tattooed on his hand was a braided vine, shaped in a circle, like a wreath.
  Twenty-nine golden petals are attached to a leather strip, representing a wreath.
  In the Middle Ages young women wore wreaths of gold and eventually gave way to chaplets.
  At each side of the stadium, Dawson's giant steel-mesh rings hover like wreaths above the entry gates.
  ‘American National Red Cross Nurse’ was printed in gold letters on a cobalt blue background surrounded by a beautiful gold wreath.
  Tsaneva was responsible for the speedy restoration of the gold wreath and ring, which are the first of the treasures from the latest discovery to be put on display.
  Among the first people to embrace wreaths were ancient Persians, who wore diadems made of fabric and jewels - the wreath standing in for wealth and power.
  Synonyms
  garland, chaplet, circlet, coronet, crown, diadem, festoon, lei, swathe, fillet
3. 1.3Heraldry A representation of a wreath below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet).
  〔纹章〕饰环
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was a pennon-shaped scarf of material, usually silk, lined with another colour, and placed on the helmet underneath the crest and crest wreath.
  The crest wreath came into use about the third quarter of the fourteenth century, and consisted of a roll formed of two pieces of material of the principal colour and metal of the arms twisted together, worn round the top of the helmet level with the base of the crest.
2A curl or ring of smoke or cloud.
（烟、云等的）环，圈
wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air
雾圈袅袅升起，渗进冷空气中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Guga blew a stream of smoke out of his nostrils, forming a wreath around his head.
- She sat behind her desk, a blue wreath of cigarette smoke encircling her head, while I leaned against the doorframe.
- The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath.
- Olof just grinned but JB, from behind a wreath of cigarette smoke, turned round with an encouraging glance.
- The mountain itself is just behind the town, looming so high it creates its own weather and often wears a wreath of clouds (check the weather before planning a hike).
- Their breath encircled the chateau like a wreath, wrapping its way around the substantial estate as if wanting to squeeze out every last drop of life, which existed inside.
- The tall buildings stretched high into the night sky, the top spires of the churches and court houses surrounded in a wreath of smoke from the fires that burned in pot bellied stoves far below.
- She gives you a story line or a message from great granny or a question to ponder, grins around her wreath of pipe smoke and wanders on over the hill.
- The fire hissed as it went out, and around them the cave went dark again as pale wreaths of grey smoke curled through the air.
3Scottish archaic A snowdrift.
〈古，主苏格兰〉雪堆；吹雪
Example sentencesExamples
- A great snow wreath still wrapped itself across the upper confines of the crags, a feature that often remains until well into the summer and is recognisable from as far as Kingussie.
- However be aware of cornices and unstable snow wreaths that linger long into summer.
- Join a Ranger for a walk around the upper part of Coire Cas, getting closer to the snow wreath and listening for singing snow buntings.

Origin

Old English writha, related to writhe.

单词	wreath
释义	Definition of wreath in English: wreath nounPlural wreaths riːθriθ 1An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave. 花环，花冠；花圈 the Queen laid a wreath at the Cenotaph a laurel wreath Example sentencesExamples The dead policeman's mother, Cindy Eaton, wept as she placed her bouquet alongside 100 wreaths and bunches of flowers left on the corner of Dibb Lane in honour of her son. Orders are now being taken in time for Christmas for Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies, flower arrangements, holly wreaths and crafts. Flags were flown at half-mast, with a wreath of flowers laid at the base of the flag poles. The bathroom is easily scented by placing oil-scented cotton balls in inconspicuous places, or sprinkle oils directly onto silk or dried flower arrangements or wreaths. The committee are providing a trailer this Wednesdays adjacent to the church and they appeal to grave owners to dump old wreaths and flowers and other waste in it. Following the ceremony, the families made their way through the memorial park, which houses the remains of 2,300 troops from 11 UN nations, to lay wreaths at the graves of their loved ones. This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes. Football clubs are expected to assemble at Matero Boys High School from where a march past would be undertaken to the burial site outside the Independence stadium where speeches would later be read and wreaths laid on the graves. It began during the Civil War when organized women's groups in several towns throughout the South decorated the graves of the Confederate war dead with flowers, wreaths and flags. Mourners placed flowers and wreaths at the graves, including one where two sisters Alina, 12 and Ira, 13, were laid to rest together. Public designations must be well placed and located even when displaying flower wreaths at the mortuary. A group of about 30 people paid their respects in a memorial garden near the station by laying wreaths and flowers. Melody arranged a wreath of flowers over the fireplace. Rabbits have been in abundance in the area this year and have been upsetting some grieving relatives by eating flowers and wreaths from the graves. In the courtyard, there were six mourning altars for the dead villagers lined with flower wreaths. All used wreaths and flowers must be taken away by grave owners. The grandnephew of Patrick Phelan, Thomas Lawlor, laid a wreath on the grave in honour of fallen patriots. Nuala Leonard has started her own flower business, catering for church arrangements, funeral wreaths, weddings and other occasions. The Catholic church was gorgeous with flower arrangements and wreaths. Sometimes the faces are framed in fierce coronas of sunlight; sometimes, in a wreath of leaves, berries and flowers; always, in a blaze of warmth. 1.1 A carved representation of a wreath. 雕花环 Example sentencesExamples This space was ornamented with low relief sculpture of winged sun disks and wreaths located on the pedimented impost blocks between the arches. You will be amazed at the beauty and crispness of this hand carved wood floral rose wreath. Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces. 1.2 A ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material. 环，圈；环状物；圈状物 a gold wreath 金环。 Example sentencesExamples It was a time when the Italian world bedecked itself with rare golden trinkets, wreaths for women's hair, girdles, brooches, and the like, and the finest skill was needed to satisfy the taste. The young king's head began to ache, and he took of his crown, a delicate woven wreath of gold. Beaver County native Lauryn Williams is in the running for that, along with an olive wreath and a gold medal, when she begins competing today. Tsaneva was responsible for the speedy restoration of the gold wreath and ring, which are the first of the treasures from the latest discovery to be put on display. In other festivals women most often appeared in white dresses crowned with oak wreaths. Place the wire into the body of the garland or wreath and twist together several times to hold the fruit in place. Among the first people to embrace wreaths were ancient Persians, who wore diadems made of fabric and jewels - the wreath standing in for wealth and power. Tattooed on his hand was a braided vine, shaped in a circle, like a wreath. At each side of the stadium, Dawson's giant steel-mesh rings hover like wreaths above the entry gates. A delicately crafted link bracelet was soon joined by a bracelet forged to look like a wreath of lilies and one of several strands of gold with emeralds woven into it. The gold wreath symbolizes the unit's goal of continued excellence and achievement. Tessa and Sophia skipped in with daisy wreaths and bracelets draped all over them. Since 1996 Greece has sought the return of a gold Macedonian funerary wreath, purchased from a Swiss dealer who acted as an intermediary. The Eritrean flag is green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath. Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a circle wreath, or even bend it a bit to make a heart shape. ‘American National Red Cross Nurse’ was printed in gold letters on a cobalt blue background surrounded by a beautiful gold wreath. In the Middle Ages young women wore wreaths of gold and eventually gave way to chaplets. The King had commissioned a gold wreath that he wished to consecrate to the gods. The cemetery of over 6,000 war dead contains a tomb where a giant wreath of gold and silver leaves rests. Twenty-nine golden petals are attached to a leather strip, representing a wreath. Synonyms garland, chaplet, circlet, coronet, crown, diadem, festoon, lei, swathe, fillet ring, loop, circle 1.3Heraldry A representation of a ring of twisted material below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet). 〔纹章〕饰环 Example sentencesExamples The crest wreath came into use about the third quarter of the fourteenth century, and consisted of a roll formed of two pieces of material of the principal colour and metal of the arms twisted together, worn round the top of the helmet level with the base of the crest. This was a pennon-shaped scarf of material, usually silk, lined with another colour, and placed on the helmet underneath the crest and crest wreath. 2A curl or ring of smoke or cloud. （烟、云等的）环，圈 wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air 雾圈袅袅升起，渗进冷空气中。 Example sentencesExamples Olof just grinned but JB, from behind a wreath of cigarette smoke, turned round with an encouraging glance. The mountain itself is just behind the town, looming so high it creates its own weather and often wears a wreath of clouds (check the weather before planning a hike). She sat behind her desk, a blue wreath of cigarette smoke encircling her head, while I leaned against the doorframe. She gives you a story line or a message from great granny or a question to ponder, grins around her wreath of pipe smoke and wanders on over the hill. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath. Their breath encircled the chateau like a wreath, wrapping its way around the substantial estate as if wanting to squeeze out every last drop of life, which existed inside. The tall buildings stretched high into the night sky, the top spires of the churches and court houses surrounded in a wreath of smoke from the fires that burned in pot bellied stoves far below. Guga blew a stream of smoke out of his nostrils, forming a wreath around his head. The fire hissed as it went out, and around them the cave went dark again as pale wreaths of grey smoke curled through the air. 3Scottish archaic A snowdrift. 〈古，主苏格兰〉雪堆；吹雪 Example sentencesExamples Join a Ranger for a walk around the upper part of Coire Cas, getting closer to the snow wreath and listening for singing snow buntings. A great snow wreath still wrapped itself across the upper confines of the crags, a feature that often remains until well into the summer and is recognisable from as far as Kingussie. However be aware of cornices and unstable snow wreaths that linger long into summer. Origin Old English writha, related to writhe. Rhymes beneath, buck teeth, Hadith, heath, Keith, neath, Reith, teeth, underneath, Westmeath Definition of wreath in US English: wreath nounrēTHriθ 1An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave. 花环，花冠；花圈 Example sentencesExamples Melody arranged a wreath of flowers over the fireplace. Orders are now being taken in time for Christmas for Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies, flower arrangements, holly wreaths and crafts. Nuala Leonard has started her own flower business, catering for church arrangements, funeral wreaths, weddings and other occasions. Football clubs are expected to assemble at Matero Boys High School from where a march past would be undertaken to the burial site outside the Independence stadium where speeches would later be read and wreaths laid on the graves. This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes. The dead policeman's mother, Cindy Eaton, wept as she placed her bouquet alongside 100 wreaths and bunches of flowers left on the corner of Dibb Lane in honour of her son. The bathroom is easily scented by placing oil-scented cotton balls in inconspicuous places, or sprinkle oils directly onto silk or dried flower arrangements or wreaths. The grandnephew of Patrick Phelan, Thomas Lawlor, laid a wreath on the grave in honour of fallen patriots. Public designations must be well placed and located even when displaying flower wreaths at the mortuary. It began during the Civil War when organized women's groups in several towns throughout the South decorated the graves of the Confederate war dead with flowers, wreaths and flags. The Catholic church was gorgeous with flower arrangements and wreaths. A group of about 30 people paid their respects in a memorial garden near the station by laying wreaths and flowers. Sometimes the faces are framed in fierce coronas of sunlight; sometimes, in a wreath of leaves, berries and flowers; always, in a blaze of warmth. All used wreaths and flowers must be taken away by grave owners. Mourners placed flowers and wreaths at the graves, including one where two sisters Alina, 12 and Ira, 13, were laid to rest together. Following the ceremony, the families made their way through the memorial park, which houses the remains of 2,300 troops from 11 UN nations, to lay wreaths at the graves of their loved ones. Rabbits have been in abundance in the area this year and have been upsetting some grieving relatives by eating flowers and wreaths from the graves. In the courtyard, there were six mourning altars for the dead villagers lined with flower wreaths. Flags were flown at half-mast, with a wreath of flowers laid at the base of the flag poles. The committee are providing a trailer this Wednesdays adjacent to the church and they appeal to grave owners to dump old wreaths and flowers and other waste in it. 1.1 A carved representation of a wreath. 雕花环 Example sentencesExamples Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces. You will be amazed at the beauty and crispness of this hand carved wood floral rose wreath. This space was ornamented with low relief sculpture of winged sun disks and wreaths located on the pedimented impost blocks between the arches. 1.2 A ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material. 环，圈；环状物；圈状物 a gold wreath 金环。 Example sentencesExamples The King had commissioned a gold wreath that he wished to consecrate to the gods. Beaver County native Lauryn Williams is in the running for that, along with an olive wreath and a gold medal, when she begins competing today. Since 1996 Greece has sought the return of a gold Macedonian funerary wreath, purchased from a Swiss dealer who acted as an intermediary. The Eritrean flag is green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath. Place the wire into the body of the garland or wreath and twist together several times to hold the fruit in place. It was a time when the Italian world bedecked itself with rare golden trinkets, wreaths for women's hair, girdles, brooches, and the like, and the finest skill was needed to satisfy the taste. The gold wreath symbolizes the unit's goal of continued excellence and achievement. A delicately crafted link bracelet was soon joined by a bracelet forged to look like a wreath of lilies and one of several strands of gold with emeralds woven into it. Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a circle wreath, or even bend it a bit to make a heart shape. The young king's head began to ache, and he took of his crown, a delicate woven wreath of gold. The cemetery of over 6,000 war dead contains a tomb where a giant wreath of gold and silver leaves rests. In other festivals women most often appeared in white dresses crowned with oak wreaths. Tessa and Sophia skipped in with daisy wreaths and bracelets draped all over them. Tattooed on his hand was a braided vine, shaped in a circle, like a wreath. Twenty-nine golden petals are attached to a leather strip, representing a wreath. In the Middle Ages young women wore wreaths of gold and eventually gave way to chaplets. At each side of the stadium, Dawson's giant steel-mesh rings hover like wreaths above the entry gates. ‘American National Red Cross Nurse’ was printed in gold letters on a cobalt blue background surrounded by a beautiful gold wreath. Tsaneva was responsible for the speedy restoration of the gold wreath and ring, which are the first of the treasures from the latest discovery to be put on display. Among the first people to embrace wreaths were ancient Persians, who wore diadems made of fabric and jewels - the wreath standing in for wealth and power. Synonyms garland, chaplet, circlet, coronet, crown, diadem, festoon, lei, swathe, fillet 1.3Heraldry A representation of a wreath below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet). 〔纹章〕饰环 Example sentencesExamples This was a pennon-shaped scarf of material, usually silk, lined with another colour, and placed on the helmet underneath the crest and crest wreath. The crest wreath came into use about the third quarter of the fourteenth century, and consisted of a roll formed of two pieces of material of the principal colour and metal of the arms twisted together, worn round the top of the helmet level with the base of the crest. 2A curl or ring of smoke or cloud. （烟、云等的）环，圈 wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air 雾圈袅袅升起，渗进冷空气中。 Example sentencesExamples Guga blew a stream of smoke out of his nostrils, forming a wreath around his head. She sat behind her desk, a blue wreath of cigarette smoke encircling her head, while I leaned against the doorframe. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath. Olof just grinned but JB, from behind a wreath of cigarette smoke, turned round with an encouraging glance. The mountain itself is just behind the town, looming so high it creates its own weather and often wears a wreath of clouds (check the weather before planning a hike). Their breath encircled the chateau like a wreath, wrapping its way around the substantial estate as if wanting to squeeze out every last drop of life, which existed inside. The tall buildings stretched high into the night sky, the top spires of the churches and court houses surrounded in a wreath of smoke from the fires that burned in pot bellied stoves far below. She gives you a story line or a message from great granny or a question to ponder, grins around her wreath of pipe smoke and wanders on over the hill. The fire hissed as it went out, and around them the cave went dark again as pale wreaths of grey smoke curled through the air. 3Scottish archaic A snowdrift. 〈古，主苏格兰〉雪堆；吹雪 Example sentencesExamples A great snow wreath still wrapped itself across the upper confines of the crags, a feature that often remains until well into the summer and is recognisable from as far as Kingussie. However be aware of cornices and unstable snow wreaths that linger long into summer. Join a Ranger for a walk around the upper part of Coire Cas, getting closer to the snow wreath and listening for singing snow buntings. Origin Old English writha, related to writhe.
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