wreath

 
Pronunciation: /riːθ/

noun (plural wreaths /riːðz, riːθs/)

  • 1an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave: the Queen laid a wreath at the Cenotaph a laurel wreath
  • a carved representation of a wreath.
  • a ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material: a gold wreath
  • Heraldry a representation of such a ring below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet).
  • 2a curl or ring of smoke or cloud: wreaths of mist swirled up into the cold air
  • 3 archaic, chiefly Scottish a snowdrift.

Origin:

Old English writha, related to writhe