WREATH


Meaning of WREATH in English

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( wreaths)

1.

A wreath is an arrangement of flowers and leaves, usually in the shape of a circle, which you put on a grave or by a statue to show that you remember a person who has died or people who have died.

The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses...

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2.

A wreath is a circle of leaves or flowers which someone wears around their head.

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3.

A wreath is a circle of leaves which some people hang on the front door of their house at Christmas.

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