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wreath Noun pl wreaths 1. a ring of flowers or leaves, placed on a grave as a memorial or worn on the head as a garland or a mark of honour 2. anything circular or spiral: a wreath of smoke [Old English writha] Wreath a garland or intertwined chaplet; a drift of snow or sand. Examples: wreaths of fire, 1789; wreath of flowers; of sand; of sea, 1875; of smoke, 1859; of snow, 1725; of vapour, 1794; of worms, 1684.
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Through the crowd there came a little form, a wreath of pure white violets lay among the bright locks that fell so softly round the gentle face, where a deep blush glowed, as, kneeling at the throne, little Violet said:-- THE ring is on my hand, And the wreath is on my brow; Satins and jewels grand Are all at my command, And I am happy now. On the lowest green bough hung an abundant wreath of roses, some that had been gathered in the sunniest spots of the forest, and others, of still richer blush, which the colonists had reared from English seed. |
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