wreath
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wreath¹
- /ɹiːθ/ UK
- /ɹiθ/ US
Rhymes with -iːθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English wreth, wrethe (“coiled or rounded shape; decorative garland, wreath; chaplet, crown; ring”, noun), from Old English *wreoþa, wriþa (“band, coil, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *wriþō, from Proto-Germanic *wriþô, from *wrīþaną (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). Doublet of wreathe and writhe.
noun wreaths
- Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. a wreath of smoke a wreath of clouds
- 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. So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.
- A defect in glass.
- 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.
wreath²
- /ɹiːθ/ UK
- /ɹiːð/ UK
- /ɹiθ/ US
- /ɹið/ US
Rhymes with -iːθ, -iːð
Where it comes from
See wreathe.
verb wreaths · wreathing · wreathed
- Alternative spelling of wreathe Sale) or Salovv a kind of vvoodde like VVyllovv, fit to vvreath and bynde in leapes to catch fiſh vvithall.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: garland, chaplet, coronal, lei, coronet, crown, tiara, corona, sprocket, shower, torque, bouquet, flower, krona, koruna, krone
Translations
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noun ornamental circular band
| 한국어 | 화환 hwahwan, 화륜 hwaryun |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 花輪 hanawa, リース rīsu |
| 中文 | 花圈 huāquān, 花環 /花环 huāhuán |
| Kiswahili | taji la maua |
| Português | grinalda, guirlanda |
| Français | couronne |
| Deutsch | Kranz, Gebinde |
| Italiano | ghirlanda, corona |
| Ελληνικά | στεφάνι stefáni |
| Română | cunună, coroană |
| Русский | вено́к venók, гирля́нда girljánda, вене́ц venéc |
| Tiếng Việt | vòng hoa |
| العربية | إِكْلِيل ʔiklīl |
| עברית | עֲטָרָה atará, זֵר zer |
Talk about this word "wreath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wreath. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wreath. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wreath "wreath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wreath.Cite this
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title = {wreath},
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