garland
['gɑ:lәnd]
n. 花环, 荣誉

vt. 戴花环

1. The little girl presented the champion with a victory garland.
   女孩冠献胜利花环。
2. I wove a garland of flowers.
   编花环。
3. One flower makes no garland.
   【谚】鲜花，做花环。

garland
[ noun ]

1. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

<noun.person>

2. a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)

<noun.location>

3. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

<noun.communication>

4. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

1. adorn with bands of flowers or leaves

<verb.creation>
They garlanded the statue

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


Garland \Gar"land\, n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F.
guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown,
pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.

2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or
feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on
the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. --Pope.

3. The top; the thing most prized. --Shak.

4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.

They [ballads] began to be collected into little
miscellanies under the name of garlands. --Percy.

5. (Naut.)
(a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision
in.
(b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for
convenience in handling.