prize vs wreath

prize

noun
  • A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. 

  • That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. 

  • Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. 

  • An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. 

  • Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. 

  • That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 

adj
  • Having won a prize; award-winning. 

  • First-rate; exceptional. 

verb
  • To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry. 

  • To consider highly valuable; to esteem. 

wreath

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A defect in glass. 

  • Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. 

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

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

  • To wrap around something in a circle. 

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