wreath

Meanings

Plural: wreaths

Noun

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
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.
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.

Verb

Alternative spelling of wreathe.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wreth, wrethe (“coiled or rounded shape; decorative garland, wreath; chaplet, crown; ring”, noun), from Old English wrǣd, wrǣþ, wriþa (“bandage”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”). Doublet of wreathe and writhe.

Synonyms

chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, orle, torse

Scrabble Score: 12

wreath is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wreath is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wreath is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wreath is a valid Words With Friends word