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garland

[gahr-luhnd] / ˈgɑr lənd /
NOUN
strand of material, usually hung
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Unlike the soft, pliable versions of the Christ child in his early Madonnas, this is a monumental, muscular putto, using his strength to hold that garland aloft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“If you had a tree or some garland with 1,000 lights, it might have 800. Things will just get watered down, and so you will be paying the same, if not more, for less.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

She proceeded to a second tall fence with razor-wire garland and a second buzzer.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

However, if they then garland them, I think the council needs to explain to them it's not their own and it's still the council's property and can't be used as a memorial with anything extra.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

She's got a garland on her head and graceful angel wings.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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