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wreath noun [ riːθ ]

• an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
• "the Queen laid a wreath at the Cenotaph"
• a curl or ring of smoke or cloud.
• "wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air"
• a snowdrift.
Origin: Old English writha, related to writhe.


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