consort vs garland

consort

noun
  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

  • A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. 

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

adj
  • of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager 

garland

noun
  • The crown of a monarch. 

  • The top; the thing most prized. 

  • An accolade or mark of honour. 

  • A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in. 

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

  • A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration. 

  • A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe. 

verb
  • To deck or ornament something with a garland. 

  • To form something into a garland. 

How often have the words consort and garland occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )