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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material, usually hung |
| Synonyms: | bays, chaplet, coronal, crown, festoon, honors, laurel, palm, wreath |
| Main Entry: | bouquet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flower arrangement |
| Synonyms: | boutonniere, buttonhole, corsage, festoon, garland, lei, nosegay, posy, pot, spray, vase, wreath |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiara for royalty |
| Synonyms: | chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, diadem, garland, headband, headdress, wreath |
| Main Entry: | deck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on clothing, usually nice |
| Synonyms: | accouter, adorn, appoint, array, attire, beautify, bedeck, clothe, decorate, dress, dress up, embellish, festoon, garland, garnish, grace, gussy up, ornament, prettify, primp, slick, trim |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Antonyms: | disrobe, unclothe |
| Main Entry: | reward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment, prize |
| Synonyms: | accolade, award, benefit, bonus, bounty, carrot, comeuppance, compensation, crown*, cue, dividend, feather in cap, fringe benefit, gain, garland, goodies, gravy, grease, guerdon, honor, just deserts, meed, merit, perks, plum, premium, profit, punishment, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, return, salve, strokes, sweetener, tip, wages |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
| Antonyms: | penalty, punishment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tiara |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crown |
| Synonyms: | chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown jewels, diadem, garland, headband, headdress, miter, royal crown, wreath |
| Notes: | a coronet is a small crown and a tiara is a jeweled coronet |
| Main Entry: | fillet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastener |
| Synonyms: | band, bandeau, chaplet, crown, fish, garland, headband, listel, meat, molding, ribbon, ridge, slice, snood, strip, tape, wreath |
| Notes: | a boned piece of meat is a filet (preferred in U.S.) or fillet, a thin slice of meat is an escalope, and a thick slice is a steak; a fillet/filet is a narrow band (from Latin filum 'thread') - as in a band of nerve or muscle fiber |
| Main Entry: | chaplet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wreath |
| Synonyms: | band, bead, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, fillet, garland, necklace, ornament, rosary |
| Notes: | a long string of beads for prayer is a rosary; a short string is a chaplet |
| Main Entry: | wreath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circular decoration |
| Synonyms: | band, bay, bouquet, chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown, festoon, garland, laurel, lei, loop, ring, ringlet |
| Notes: | a wreath is a (usually) circular decoration of flowers; wreathe means 'to proceed on a repeatedly curving course' |
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