garland

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A wreath or festoon, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
2. n. A representation of such a wreath or festoon, used as an architectural ornament or heraldic device.
3. n. A mark of honor or tribute; an accolade: received garlands of praise.
4. n. Nautical A ring or collar of rope used to hoist spars or prevent fraying.
5. n. An anthology, as of ballads or poems.
6. v. To ornament or deck with a garland.
7. v. To form into a garland.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. 1. A royal crown; a diadem; any crown, as, figuratively, of martyrdom.
2. n. A wreath; a string of flowers or leaves, intended to be festooned or hung round a person or an object for ornament in token of festivity, or to be worn as a wreath or chaplet on the head: in the latter case, often conferred in former times as a mark of admiration or honor, especially for poetic or artistic excellence.
3. n. Hence— A string or series of literary gems; a collection of choice short pieces in poetry or prose; an anthology.
4. n. Figuratively, the top; the principal thing, or thing most prized.
5. n. In heraldry, same as chaplet, 3.
6. n. A sort of bag of network, having the mouth extended by a hoop, used by sailors instead of a locker or cupboard to hold provisions.
7. n. In mining, a wooden or cast-iron curb set in the walling of a shaft, to catch and carry away any water coming down its sides.
8. n. Nautical, a name given to a band, collar, or grommet of ropes, used for various purposes. A large rope strap or grommet lashed to a spar when hoisting it on board.
9. To deck with a garland or garlands.
10. To make into a wreath or garland.

Wiktionary

1. n. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration
2. n. An accolade or mark of honour
3. n. coalminers' jargon a metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe
4. v. transitive To deck or ornament something with a garland
5. v. transitive To form something into a garland

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete The crown of a king.
2. n. 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.
3. n. The top; the thing most prized.
4. n. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
5. n. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
6. n. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
7. v. To deck with a garland.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
2. v. adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
3. n. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
4. n. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
5. n. an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.