Garland

1 United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn: Judy Garland]

2 a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)

3 an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: florilegium, miscellany]

4 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, coronal, chaplet, lei] v : adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"

see Garland

English

Etymology

From gerlande (compare French guirlande).

Noun

1. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration
2. An accolade or mark of honour
3. coalminers' jargon a metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe

Translations

• Telugu: దండ (damDA), హారం (haaram), మాల (maala)

See also

• chaplet

Verb

1. To deck or ornament something with a garland
2. To form something into a garland

Translations

• French: guirlande

Garland, which in French originally denoted "wreath of flowers", may refer to:

• Garland (decoration), a class of decoration, of which there are many types
• Garlands, the name of the Cocteau Twins' 1981 debut album
• Garland Publishing, a scholarly publisher, now part of Taylor & Francis Group.
• Garland Group, a manufacturer of restaurant rquipment.
• Fifteen vessels of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Garland

Places

In the United States of America:

• Garland, Arkansas, a town in Miller County, Arkansas
• Garland, North Carolina, a town in Sampson County, North Carolina
• Garland, Nebraska, a village in Seward County, Nebraska
• Garland, Pennsylvania
• Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas
  • Garland Independent School District, headquartered in Garland, Texas
• Garland, Utah, a city in Box Elder County, Utah
  • the Garland meteorite of 1950, which fell in Utah, United States (see meteorite falls)
  • Garland, Pennicost
• Garland, Wyoming, a village in Park County, Wyoming

Fiction

• In the anime Megazone 23, Garland is a combat motorcycle used by the protagonist Shogo Yahagi.
• In the Final Fantasy series of video games, Garland is the name of the main antagonist in several installments (I, Dawn of Souls, IX).
• In 8-Bit Theater, a webcomic which parodies Final Fantasy I, Garland was the Light Warriors' first major opponent.
• A Character from the anime Beyblade.
• In Ys: The Oath in Felghana Garland is the semi-final boss of the game.

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