laurel vs wreath

laurel

verb
  • To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath. 

  • To enwreathe. 

  • To award top honours to. 

noun
  • An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel. 

  • A crown of laurel. 

  • Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils. 

  • Honor, distinction, fame. 

  • Any plant of the family Lauraceae. 

  • Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels. 

wreath

verb
  • To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath. 

  • To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something. 

  • To wrap around something in a circle. 

noun
  • An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. 

  • An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms. 

  • A defect in glass. 

  • Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. 

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