Noun: laurel wreath
- An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
"The athlete proudly wore her gold laurel wreath around her neck";
- decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
- (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
"The triumphant general was crowned with a laurel wreath";
- laurel, bay wreath
Derived forms: laurel wreaths
Type of: accolade, award, chaplet, coronal, garland, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, lei, wreath
Encyclopedia: Laurel wreath