2. Verb. (third-person singular of garland) ¹
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Definition of Garlands
1. garland [v] - See also: garland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garlands
Literary usage of Garlands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the British Archaeological Association by British Archaeological Association (1906)
"The place nearest to London where mouldering remains of maidens' garlands can
still be seen is the picturesquely-situated little church of Theydon Mount, ..."
2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand (1849)
"Explained, p. 605 : "The stones at each end of the grave are whitened with lime
every Christmas, Easter, aud Whitsuntide." garlands IN COUNTRY CHURCHES, ..."
3. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore (1910)
"BRING THE BRIGHT garlands HITHER BRING the bright garlands hither, Ours be their
last sweet sighing. Hark, that low dismal chime ! ..."
4. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"As for garlands, when they came to be made of flowers, they received the name
of " serta," from the verb " sero,"5 or else from our word " series. ..."
5. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"Two days before a wedding, young people of both sexes meet at the house of the
bride and weave garlands out of leaves of gold and silver, ..."
6. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"In background, at right, are Dürer and his friend Pirckheimer, standing, the
former holding an inscribed Feast of Rose-garlands, Albrecht Dürer, ..."
7. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"A Collection of Right Merrie garlands for North Country Anglers. ... Typographical
Society, and commonly known as the Newcastle Fishers' garlands. ..."
8. Journal of the British Archaeological Association by British Archaeological Association (1906)
"The place nearest to London where mouldering remains of maidens' garlands can
still be seen is the picturesquely-situated little church of Theydon Mount, ..."
9. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand (1849)
"Explained, p. 605 : "The stones at each end of the grave are whitened with lime
every Christmas, Easter, aud Whitsuntide." garlands IN COUNTRY CHURCHES, ..."
10. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore (1910)
"BRING THE BRIGHT garlands HITHER BRING the bright garlands hither, Ours be their
last sweet sighing. Hark, that low dismal chime ! ..."
11. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"As for garlands, when they came to be made of flowers, they received the name
of " serta," from the verb " sero,"5 or else from our word " series. ..."
12. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"Two days before a wedding, young people of both sexes meet at the house of the
bride and weave garlands out of leaves of gold and silver, ..."
13. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"In background, at right, are Dürer and his friend Pirckheimer, standing, the
former holding an inscribed Feast of Rose-garlands, Albrecht Dürer, ..."
14. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"A Collection of Right Merrie garlands for North Country Anglers. ... Typographical
Society, and commonly known as the Newcastle Fishers' garlands. ..."
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