a holly wreath

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• Wreath — A wreath is a ring made of flowers, leaves and sometimes fruits that can be used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. A small wreath can be also worn on the head as a form of headdress.ymbolismWreaths are commonly… …   Wikipedia

• Holly — taxobox name = Holly image width = 240px image caption = European Holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) leaves and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo = Euasterids II ordo = Aquifoliales …   Wikipedia

• wreath — wreathlike, adj. /reeth/, n., pl. wreaths /reedhz, reeths/, v. n. 1. a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet. 2. any ringlike, curving, or curling mass …   Universalium

• wreath — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Christmas, festive, holiday (AmE) ▪ funeral ▪ holly, laurel, olive, poppy (in the UK) …   Collocations dictionary

• holly — noun Holly is used before these nouns: ↑berry, ↑wreath …   Collocations dictionary

• Mount Holly Mausoleum — Coordinates: 34°44′19.91″N 92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W / 34.7388639; 92.2789528 …   Wikipedia

• Father Christmas —    The earliest evidence for a personified Christmas is a carol attributed to Richard Smart, Rector of Plymtree (Devon) from 1435 to 1477 (Dearmer and Williams, Oxford Book of Carols (1928), no. 21, 41 3); it is a sung dialogue between someone… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Ghost of Christmas Present — Unreferenced|date=October 2007 .The Ghost of Christmas Present was the second of the three spirits (after the visitation by Jacob Marley) that haunted the miser Ebenezer Scrooge, in order to prompt him to repent. It transported him around the… …   Wikipedia

• graves —    From the Middle Ages through to the mid 17th century, most people were buried in simple graves marked (if at all) by a wooden cross, or under a plain flagstone of the church floor; only the elite received inscribed tombstones, effigies, or… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Christ|mas|tide — «KRIHS muhs TYD», noun. the Christmas season; Yuletide. It is properly from midnight of December 24 to New Year s Day or, especially in England, to Epiphany. »The door is decorated with a holly wreath at Christmastide, and passers by seldom give… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-Chris|tian — «pree KRIHS chuhn», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the times before the birth of Christ; before Christ. 2. before the introduction of Christianity: »The Yule log and the holly wreath are only two of the many Christmas symbols that… …   Useful english dictionary