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1 wreath
[ri:Ɵ]plural - wreaths; noun1) (a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc: We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave.) veniec2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) obláčik, krúžok•- wreathe* * *• veniec• kotúc (dymu)• koleso• okruh -
2 homage
['homi‹]((a sign of) great respect shown to a person: We pay homage to this great man by laying a wreath yearly on his grave.) hold* * *• pocta -
3 wreaths
[ri:, ri:‹]plural; = wreath
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Wreath — (?; 277), n.; pl. {Wreaths}. [OE. wrethe, AS. wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[=i][eth]an to twist. See {Writhe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers. A wrethe of gold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wreath — [ riθ ] noun count 1. ) a circle of flowers or leaves that you put on a GRAVE to show you are remembering the dead person: lay a wreath: The president laid a wreath at the war memorial. a ) a circle of flowers or leaves that you hang up for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wreath — [ri:θ] n [: Old English; Origin: writha] 1.) a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on the place where a person is buried ▪ The prime minister laid a wreath at the war memorial. 2.) a circle of leaves or flowers that people use to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wreath-shell — n. (Zo[ o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Turbo}. See {Turbo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wreath money — is not a legal term, but the literal translation of German Kranzgeld . Kranzgeld is money paid by a man to a woman as a fine on having sexual intercourse with her under the pretense of an offer of marriage which is then withdrawn.The term refers… … Wikipedia
wreath — has the plural form wreaths, pronounced reedhz or reeths. The verb, meaning ‘to encircle with a wreath’, is spelt wreathe and is pronounced reedh … Modern English usage
wreath filament — noun A type of filament used in large gas filled electric lamps, the filament wire being festooned from a horizontal supporting spider • • • Main Entry: ↑wreath … Useful english dictionary
wreath|y — «REE thee», adjective. of the form of a wreath: »wreathy clouds, a wreathy vine … Useful english dictionary
wreath — (n.) O.E. wriða fillet, bandage, band (lit. that which is wound around ), from P.Gmc. *writhon (Cf. O.N. riða, Dan. vride, O.H.G. ridan to turn, twist, O.S., O.Fris. wreth angry, Du. wreed rough, harsh, cruel, O.H.G. reid twisted … Etymology dictionary
wreath — [n] circular decoration band, bay, bouquet, chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown, festoon, garland, laurel, lei, loop, ring, ringlet; concepts 259,260,429 … New thesaurus
wreath — ► NOUN (pl. wreaths) 1) an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave. 2) a curl or ring of smoke or cloud. ORIGIN Old English, related to WRITHE(Cf. ↑writhe) … English terms dictionary
