different between wreath vs circlet

English

Etymology

See writhe.

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Pronunciation

• enPR: r?th, IPA^(key): /?i??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

wreath (plural wreaths)

1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
2. 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.
3. (heraldry) 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.

   Synonyms: orle, torse

4. A defect in glass.

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Verb

wreath (third-person singular simple present wreaths, present participle wreathing, simple past and past participle wreathed)

1. To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
   • 1958, The Greek Anthology, p. 349:

     Old Nico wreathed the tomb of maiden Melitê.

2. (transitive) To wrap around something in a circle.

   At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased.

3. (intransitive) To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
   • 1816, Lord Byron, “Stanzas for Music,” 4,^[1]

     Though wit may flash from fluent lips, and mirth distract the breast,

     Through midnight hours that yield no more their former hope of rest;

     ’Tis but as ivy-leaves around the ruined turret wreath

     All green and wildly fresh without, but worn and grey beneath.

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See also

• wreathe

Anagrams

• rethaw, thawer, wahter, what're, wrathe

English

Etymology

From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s??(?)kl?t/

Noun

circlet (plural circlets)

1. A small circle.
2. A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head.
3. A crown without arches or a covering.
4. A round body; an orb.
5. (Britain, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

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Further reading

• circlet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia