Dictionary entry

Wreath

Pronunciation: /riːθ/

Pronunciation

/riːθ/

Myanmar Meaning

ပန်းခွေ။ ပန်းခွေ အလိမ်။

Definition

wreath /ri:θ/ n ( pl wreaths /ri:ðz/) ၁။ (က) ပန္းေခြ။ a funeral wreath ❍ We laid wreaths at the war memorial. ❍ Every Christmas a holly wreath was hung on the front door. (ခ) ပန္းကံုး။ a laurel wreath. ေအာင္ပန္းသရဖူ။ ၂။ (မီးခိုး၊ တိမ္ စသည္) အလိပ္။ wreaths of mist.

Examples

  1. ‘The dead policeman's mother
  2. Cindy Eaton
  3. wept as she placed her bouquet alongside 100 wreaths and bunches of flowers left on the corner of Dibb Lane in honour of her son.’
  4. ‘Following the ceremony
  5. the families made their way through the memorial park
  6. which houses the remains of 2
  7. 300 troops from 11 UN nations
  8. to lay wreaths at the graves of their loved ones.’
  9. ‘Sometimes the faces are framed in fierce coronas of sunlight; sometimes
  10. in a wreath of leaves
  11. berries and flowers; always
  12. in a blaze of warmth.’
  13. ‘Orders are now being taken in time for Christmas for Christmas cakes
  14. puddings
  15. mince pies
  16. flower arrangements
  17. holly wreaths and crafts.’
  18. ‘This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.’
  19. ‘The committee are providing a trailer this Wednesdays adjacent to the church and they appeal to grave owners to dump old wreaths and flowers and other waste in it.’
  20. ‘Mourners placed flowers and wreaths at the graves
  21. including one where two sisters Alina
  22. 12 and Ira
  23. 13
  24. were laid to rest together.’
  25. ‘In the courtyard
  26. there were six mourning altars for the dead villagers lined with flower wreaths.’
  27. ‘The bathroom is easily scented by placing oil-scented cotton balls in inconspicuous places
  28. or sprinkle oils directly onto silk or dried flower arrangements or wreaths.’
  29. ‘Nuala Leonard has started her own flower business
  30. catering for church arrangements
  31. funeral wreaths
  32. weddings and other occasions.’
  33. ‘Public designations must be well placed and located even when displaying flower wreaths at the mortuary.’
  34. ‘Football clubs are expected to assemble at Matero Boys High School from where a march past would be undertaken to the burial site outside the Independence stadium where speeches would later be read and wreaths laid on the graves.’
  35. ‘Rabbits have been in abundance in the area this year and have been upsetting some grieving relatives by eating flowers and wreaths from the graves.’
  36. ‘A group of about 30 people paid their respects in a memorial garden near the station by laying wreaths and flowers.’
  37. ‘The grandnephew of Patrick Phelan
  38. Thomas Lawlor
  39. laid a wreath on the grave in honour of fallen patriots.’
  40. ‘The Catholic church was gorgeous with flower arrangements and wreaths.’
  41. ‘It began during the Civil War when organized women's groups in several towns throughout the South decorated the graves of the Confederate war dead with flowers
  42. wreaths and flags.’
  43. ‘Flags were flown at half-mast
  44. with a wreath of flowers laid at the base of the flag poles.’
  45. ‘All used wreaths and flowers must be taken away by grave owners.’
  46. ‘Melody arranged a wreath of flowers over the fireplace.’