Definition of wreath

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Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..

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Floral :: Floral (a.) Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Wreathing :: Wreathing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wreath.
Tortility :: Tortility (n.) The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed..
Wreath :: Wreath (n.) Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers..
Pygobranchia :: Pygobranchia (n. pl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the branchiae in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as in the genus Doris..
Garland :: Garland (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..
Interwreathe :: Interwreathe (v. t.) To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
Willow :: Willow (n.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight. Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow..
Bucranium :: Bucranium (n.) A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc..
Intort :: Intort (v. t.) To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
Wreaths :: Wreaths (pl. ) of Wreat.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
Orle :: Orle (n.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest..
Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way..
Doris :: Doris (n.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
Entwist :: Entwist (v. t.) To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.
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