Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wreath
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Wreath
wreath
noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English wrethe, from Old English writha; akin to Old English writhan to twist — more at writhe Date: before 12th century 1. something intertwined or arranged in a circular shape: as a. a band of intertwined flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honor or victory ; garland a laurel ~ b. a decorative arrangement of foliage or flowers on a circular base a Christmas ~ 2. something having a circular or coiling form a ~ of smoke
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n. (pl. wreaths) 1 flowers or leaves fastened in a ring esp. as an ornament for a person's head or a building or for laying on a grave etc. as a mark of honour or respect. 2 a a similar ring of soft twisted material such as silk. b Heraldry a representation of this below a crest. 3 a carved representation of a wreath. 4 (foll. by of) a curl or ring of smoke or cloud. 5 a light drifting mass of snow etc. Etymology: OE writha f. weak grade of writhan WRITHE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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закруглённый (криволинейный) участок поручня (на повороте лестницы) венец (декоративное украшение) виток спирали ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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(wreaths) 1. A wreath is an arrangement of flowers and leaves, usually in the shape of a circle, which you put on a grave or by a statue to show that you remember a person who has died or people who have died. The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses... N-COUNT 2. A wreath is a circle of leaves or flowers which someone wears around their head. N-COUNT 3. A wreath is a circle of leaves which some people hang on the front door of their house at Christmas. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on a grave or hang on the door at Christmas 2 a circle made from leaves that was given to someone in past times as an honour (a laurel wreath) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. wriрa "fillet, bandage," from P.Gmc. *writhon. Related to wriрan "to twist" (see writhe). Meaning "ring or garland of flowers" is first recorded 1563. Wreathe is 1530, from wrethen, pp. of writhe. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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