n. [ OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The crown of a king. [ Obs. ] Graffon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The top; the thing most prized. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. [ 1913 Webster ]

They [ ballads ] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. Percy. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Naut.) (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in. (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding. ] To deck with a garland. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of a garland. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. garlek, AS. gārleác; gar spear, lance + leác leek. See Gar, n., and Leek. ] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easily separable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of jig or farce. [ Obs. ] Taylor (1630). [ 1913 Webster ]

Garlic mustard, a European plant of the Mustard family (Alliaria officinalis) which has a strong smell of garlic. --
Garlic pear tree, a tree in Jamaica (Cratæva gynandra), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like or containing garlic. [ 1913 Webster ]