an·a·dem ( n  -d m )n. Archaic A wreath or garland for the head. [Latin anad  ma, from Greek, from anadein, to bind up : ana-, ana- + dein, to bind.] |
anadem [ˈænəˌdɛm]
n
Poetic a garland for the head
[from Latin anadēma wreath, from Greek anadēma, from anadein to wreathe, from ana- + dein to bind]
Anadem a wreath, chaplet, or garland.
Examples: anadems of flowers, 1604; sweet anadems to gird thy brow, 1613.
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