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   Garland (?), n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
   
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   1. The crown of a king. [Obs.]  Graffon.
   
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   2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath.  Pope.
   
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   3. The top; the thing most prized.  Shak.
   
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   4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
   
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   They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. Percy.
   
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   5. (Naut.) (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in. (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
   
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   Garland (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.] To deck with a garland.  B. Jonson.
   
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