anadem
[ an-uh-dem ]
/ ˈæn əˌdɛm /
noun Archaic.
a garland or wreath for the head.
Origin of anadem
1595–1605; < Latin
anadēm(a) headband < Greek, derivative of
anadeîn to bind up (
ana-
ana- +
dē- verbid stem of
deîn to bind) +
-ma noun suffix
Words nearby anadem
Example sentences from the Web for anadem
And threw The wreath upon him like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem.
Adonais |ShelleyThe latter now quietly fastened the anadem she had taken from her head in her sister's hair, and drew her veil over her face.
A Christian But a Roman |Mr JkaiAnadem, an′a-dem, n. a band or fillet bound round the head: a wreath or chaplet of flowers.
British Dictionary definitions for anadem
anadem
/ (ˈænəˌdɛm) /
noun
poetic
a garland for the head
Word Origin for anadem
C17: from Latin
anadēma wreath, from Greek
anadēma, from
anadein to wreathe, from
ana- +
dein to bind