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See also:WREATH (O. Eng. wry, from wriian, to twist) , a See also:band of leaves, See also:flowers or See also:metal, See also:twisted into a circular See also:form, and used either as a chaplet or diadem for the See also:head or as an See also:ornament to be hung upon or See also:round an See also:object . For the See also:ancient usages of crowning victors in the See also:games with wreaths, and the bestowal of them as marks of See also:honour see See also:CROWN and CORONET . |
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