engarland

[ en-gahr-luh nd ]
/ ɛnˈgɑr lənd /

verb (used with object)

to encircle with or as with a garland.

Origin of engarland

First recorded in 1575–85; en-1 + garland

Words nearby engarland

engagement calendar, engagement ring, engaging, engagé, engagée, engarland, engawa, engel, engel's law, engelmann spruce, engelmann's disease

Example sentences from the Web for engarland

  • Often mists from the Elbe rose mystically to engarland the crenelated castles here and there on the heights.

    Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry

  • Emulously they renew the feast, and, glad at the high omen, array the flagons and engarland the wine.

    The Aeneid of Virgil |Virgil