wreath /riːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: writha ]
1 . a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on the place where a person is buried:
The prime minister laid a wreath at the war memorial.
2 . a circle of leaves or flowers that people use to decorate their houses at Christmas
3 . a circle made from leaves that a person wore on their head in the past as a sign of honour:
a laurel wreath