- a band of flowers or foliage intertwined into a ring, usually placed on a grave as a memorial or worn on the head as a garland or a mark of honour
- any circular or spiral band or formation
- a spiral or circular defect appearing in porcelain and glassware
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wreath /riθ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. wreaths /riðz, riθs/USA pronunciation .
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a circular band, as of flowers, used for decoration:laid a wreath at the hero's tomb.
- a ringlike mass or formation:a wreath of smoke.
wreath
(rēth),USA pronunciation n., pl. wreaths (rēᵺz, rēths),USA pronunciation
v.
n.
v.t., v.i.
wreath′like′, adj.
n.
- a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose;
a garland or chaplet. - any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation:a wreath of clouds.
- Building(in stair building)
- a curved section of a handrail.
- Also called wreath′piece′. a curved section of a string.
v.t., v.i.
- to wreathe.
- bef. 1000; Middle English wrethe, Old English writha something wound or coiled; akin to writhe
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wreath /riːθ/ n ( pl wreaths /riːðz; riːθs/)
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