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/ˈɡɑː.lənd/ · noun
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration..
Bestow a Garland only on a Bier
Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.
[She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type and garland of her noble ſtirpe and linage, […]
They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
And call him noble that was now your hate, / Him vile that was your garland.
Anand disembarks like a statesman from the Volkswagen to be garlanded immediately by five different women.
Use garland when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Garland means A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration..
Common synonyms include chaplet, wreath, miscellany, coronal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bestow a Garland only on a Bier
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