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wreath vs wreathe

wreath

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noun

  1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

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A gleaming circle wreathed in holly and drooping with vines end flowers stood out from a dark, in -

The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

Look at those hollyhocks, like pyramids of roses; those garlands of the convolvulus major of all colours, hanging around that tall pole, like the wreathy hop-bine; those magnificent dusky cloves, breathing of the Spice Islands; those flaunting double dahlias; those splendid scarlet geraniums, and those fierce and warlike flowers the tiger-lilies.

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wreathe

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verb

  1. decorate or deck with wreaths
  2. move with slow, sinuous movements
  3. form into a wreath

Examples

A gleaming circle wreathed in holly and drooping with vines end flowers stood out from a dark, in -

The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

wreathe the grave site

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