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A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet"; [1] Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona), [2] is a headdress or headband made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches. It is typically worn on celebrations, festive occasions and holy days, having a long history and association with ancient pageants ...
Lechenaultia macrantha, commonly known as wreath leschenaultia, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland areas of south-western Western Australia. It is a low-lying, wreath-like herb or subshrub with narrow, rather fleshy leaves, and yellow petals with deep pink or red wings.
A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom ( Ruscus hypoglossum ) or cherry laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus ).
The wreath of flowers on the late Queen’s coffin featured foliage cut from a plant used at her wedding to the late Prince Philip in 1947.
A wreath (/ r iː θ /) is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs, or various materials that is constructed to form a ring shape. [ 1 ] In English-speaking countries, wreaths are used typically as household ornaments, most commonly as an Advent and Christmas decoration .
The wreath placed on Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at her funeral on Monday included flowers from her 1947 wedding to Prince Philip.
The daughter of the late Emperor Augustus, who, in her nocturnal debaucheries, placed a chaplet on the statue of Marsyas, conduct deeply deplored in the letters of that god. [ 5 ] Pliny notes that the statue of Marsyas was a meeting place for courtesans, who used to crown it with chaplets of flowers. [ 6 ]
A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance.