Gar"land (?), n. [OE. garland,
gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of
uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure
gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
1. The crown of a king. [Obs.]
Graffon.
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.
3. The top; the thing most prized.
Shak.
4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an
anthology.
They [ballads] began to be collected into little
miscellanies under the name of garlands.
Percy.
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.
Gar"land (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Garlanding.] To deck with a garland. B.
Jonson.
