wreath. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

wreath

PRONUNCIATION:	rth
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. wreaths (rthz, rths) 1a. A ring or circlet of flowers, boughs, or leaves worn on the head, placed on a memorial, or hung as a decoration. b. A representation of this ring or circlet, as in woodwork. 2. A curling or circular form: a wreath of smoke.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English wrethe, from Old English writha, band. See wer-² in Appendix I.


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