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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Wreath \Wreath\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Wreaths}. [OE. wrethe, AS. wr[aemac][edh] a twisted band, fr. wr[c6][edh]an to twist. See {Writhe}.] 1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers. [bd]A wrethe of gold.[b8] --Chaucer. [He] of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath. --Milton. 2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor. Conquest doth grant He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman. Far back in the ages, The plow with wreaths was crowned. --Bryant. 3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of {Crest}). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms. | |
