What is "garland"

Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.] To deck with a garland.
--B. Jonson.

Garland \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.)

   1. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.

   2. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

c.1300 (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), "wreath of flowers," also "crown of gold or silver," from Old French garlande "garland," probably from a Frankish frequentative form of *weron "adorn, bedeck," from *wiara-, *weara- "wire" (on the notion of "ornament of refined gold," properly "of twisted gold wire"), from Proto-Germanic *wira-, *wera-, suffixed form of PIE *wei- (1) "to turn, twist" (see wire (n.)). Compare Middle High German wieren "adorn, bedeck." The word is found in many forms in the Romanic language, such as Old Spanish guarlanda, French guirlande, Italian ghirlanda, Portuguese guirnalda.

early 15c., "to make a garland;" 1590s, "to crown with a garland," from garland (n.). Related: Garlanded; garlanding.\n

n. 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 (context mining English) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe. 4 The crown of a monarch. 5 (context dated English) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. 6 The top; the thing most prized. 7 (context nautical English) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in. 8 (context nautical English) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling. v

A garland is a class of decoration, of which there are many types.

Garland may also refer to:

A garland is a decorative wreath or cord (typically used at festive occasions) which can be hung round a person's neck or on inanimate objects like Christmas trees. Originally garlands were made of flowers or leaves.

Garland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ailsa Garland (1917-1982), British fashion journalist and former editor of British Vogue
• Alex Garland (born 1970), British novelist
• Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), American lawyer and politician
• Ben Garland (born 1988), American football player
• Beverly Garland (1926–2008), American actress
• Billy Garland (1918–1960), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Chris Garland (born 1949), former English footballer
• Colin Garland (born 1986), Australian Rules footballer
• Dale Garland (born 1980), Guernsey born British athlete
• Donald Edward Garland (1918–1940), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Edward Garland (cricketer) (1826–1882), English cricketer
• Hamlin Garland (1860–1940), American novelist and poet
• Hank Garland (1930–2004), Nashville studio musician
• Harry Garland (born 1947), American entrepreneur
• Harry G. Garland (1899–1972), American businessman
• Howard Garland (born 1937), American mathematician
• Jack Garland (disambiguation)
• James C. Garland 20th President of Miami University
• James Henry Garland, Roman Catholic bishop
• Joe Garland (1903–1977), Jazz Musician
• John of Garland, medieval English grammarian, 13th century
• John Garland (general) (1792–1861), career soldier in the U.S. Army
• John J. Garland (1873–1925), Canadian politician
• Jon Garland (born 1979), American baseball player
• Judy Garland (1922–1969), American actress and singer
• Landon Garland (1810–1895), American chemist and natural historian
• Lorraine Garland (born 1963), American folk musician
• Mahlon Morris Garland (1856–1920), American politician
• Merrick B. Garland (born 1952), American judge
• Nicholas Garland (born 1935), British political cartoonist
• Patrick Garland (1935–2013), British actor, writer and director
• Peter Garland (composer) (born 1952), American composer
• Peter Garland (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer
• Red Garland (1923–1984), American jazz pianist
• Roger Garland (born 1933), Irish politician
• Samuel Garland, Jr. (1830-1862), Confederate American Civil War General
• Scott Garland (born 1973), American professional wrestler best known as Scotty 2 Hotty
• Scott Garland (born 1952), former Canadian National Hockey League player
• Seán Garland (born 1934), Irish politician
• Theodore Garland, Jr., American biologist
• Tim Garland (born 1966), British jazz saxophonist
• Victor Garland (born 1934), Australian politician and diplomat
• Winston Garland (born 1964), American former professional basketball player

Fictional characters:

• Duke Garland, a character in the video game Zeliard
• Johnny Garland, a character in the Shadow Hearts universe
• Lisa Garland, character from the Silent Hill series
• Nikolas Garland, the secondary antagonist of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys and its retconned remake Ys: The Oath in Felghana.