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n. - Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes; An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. v. - Adorn with bands of flowers or leaves.

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  • The beach garland is sunburned, a silt shopworn, hot, as well as full of waste -- no place for upon foot barefoot.
  • The guy with the garland is Abercrombie - the garland is a lei, probably of
  • On the top of the garland was the model of a ship, full-rigged, with sails set and colours flying.
  • A garland is a wreath, but we may take the phrase to mean 'wreathed garlands': comp. "twisted braids," l.
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