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Noun: garland  gaa(r)-lund
  1. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
    "They hung Christmas garlands along the staircase";
    - wreath, coronal, chaplet, lei
     
  2. An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
    "The professor compiled a garland of medieval poetry for her students";
    - florilegium, miscellany
Verb: garland  gaa(r)-lund
  1. Adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
    "They garlanded the statue"
Noun: Garland  gaa(r)-lund
  1. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
    - Judy Garland
     
  2. A city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Dallas and Collin

Derived forms: garlands, garlanded, garlanding

Type of: actress, adorn, anthology, beautify, city, decorate, embellish, fancify, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, grace, metropolis, ornament, singer, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn], vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Part of: Lone-Star State, Tex., Texas, TX

Encyclopedia: Garland, Peter