anadem

an·a·dem

 (ăn′ə-dĕm′)

n. Archaic

A wreath or garland for the head.

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[Latin anadēma, from Greek, from anadein, to bind up : ana-, ana- + dein, to bind.]

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anadem

(ˈænəˌdɛm)

n

poetic a garland for the head

[C17: from Latin anadēma wreath, from Greek anadēma, from anadein to wreathe, from ana- + dein to bind]

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an•a•dem

(ˈæn əˌdɛm)

n. Archaic.

a garland or wreath for the head.

[1595–1605; < Latin anadēma headband < Greek]

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Anadem

 a wreath, chaplet, or garland.

Examples: anadems of flowers, 1604; sweet anadems to gird thy brow, 1613.

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