wreath

Meanings

Noun

• Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
• An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
• An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
• A defect in glass.

Verb

• To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
• To wrap around something in a circle.
• To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.

Origin

• See writhe.