A wreath (/riːθ/) is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs, or various materials that is constructed to form a ring shape. In English-speaking...
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A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from...
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A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet"; Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona), is a headdress made of leaves...
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Ukrainian wreath (Ukrainian: вінок, vinók), or Vinok, is a type of wreath which, in traditional Ukrainian culture, is worn by girls and young unmarried...
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The olive wreath, also known as kotinos (Greek: κότινος), was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games. It was a branch of the wild olive...
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In group theory, the wreath product is a special combination of two groups based on the semidirect product. It is formed by the action of one group on...
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Bridal wreath or bridalwreath is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Francoa, especially: Francoa sonchifolia, endemic to Chile Spiraea...
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The Wreath of Christ (Swedish: Frälsarkransen; Danish and Norwegian: Kristuskransen), also known as the Lutheran rosary, are a set of prayer beads developed...
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The Wreath cent was an American large cent. It was the second design type, following the Chain cent in 1793. It was produced only during that year. The...
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The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the...
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Solidago caesia (redirect from Wreath goldenrod)
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Key identification...
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Solar Wreath is a 1997 sculpture by American artist Larry Kirkland, located on the third floor of the Central Library in Portland, Oregon. Funded by public...
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George Herbert (redirect from A Wreath (poem))
George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings...
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The Mountain Wreath (Serbian: Горски вијенац / Gorski vijenac) is a poem and a play written by Prince-Bishop and poet Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. Njegoš...
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late antiquity wreaths or crowns (Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéphanos, lit. 'wreath', 'crown'; Latin: corona, lit. 'wreath', 'garland', 'chaplet')...
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Wreath of Barbs is a studio album by the electronic band Wumpscut. It was released in 2001. The album peaked at #13 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. "Opening...
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Obsidian Wreath is the fourth studio album by the American blackgaze screamo band Infant Island. It was released on January 12, 2024, through Secret Voice...
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Petria's Wreath (Serbo-Croatian: Петријин венац, Petrijin venac), is a 1980 Yugoslav film directed by Srđan Karanović based on the eponimous novel by Dragoslav...
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Kranskulla (redirect from Wreath Maiden)
("Wreath Maiden") (after kulla) is a Swedish woman appointed annually to give the winner of the skiing competition Vasaloppet a laurel victory wreath by...
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A Wreath of Roses is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor published in 1949. It was republished in 2011 by Virago Press with an introduction by Helen Dunmore (ISBN 9781844087129)...
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A Wreath of Sonnets (Slovene: Sonetni venec), sometimes also translated as A Garland of Sonnets, is a crown of sonnets that was written by France Prešeren...
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Advent (section Advent wreath)
Practices associated with Advent include Advent calendars, lighting an Advent wreath, praying an Advent daily devotional, erecting a Christmas tree or a Chrismon...
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Frankfurter Kranz (redirect from Frankfurt Wreath)
The Frankfurter Kranz (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ ˈkʁant͜s] or Frankfurt Crown Cake) is a cake specialty of Frankfurt, Germany. Preparation starts...
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Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (French: Les Lauriers de César, "Caesar's Laurels") is the eighteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny...
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The Corbyn wreath-laying controversy refers to a political controversy in the United Kingdom surrounding the visit of Jeremy Corbyn to the Hamman Chott...
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Mongo's Back in Town (redirect from Steel Wreath)
and Martin Sheen. It was released in some regions under the title Steel Wreath. Telly Savalas plays the role of police Lieutenant Pete Tolstad, a role...
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Crown of Immortality (section Wreath crowns)
and religious metaphor traditionally represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars (often a crown, tiara, halo or aureola)...
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Lechenaultia macrantha (redirect from Wreath leschenaultia)
Lechenaultia macrantha, commonly known as wreath leschenaultia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland areas...
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Grass Crown (redirect from Grass wreath)
a military award) Camp crown Mural crown Civic crown Naval crown Laurel wreath Chaplet (headgear) Carlin A. Barton (2001). Roman Honor: The Fire in the...
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Légion d'honneur changed as well. The crown was replaced by a laurel and oak wreath. In 1871, during the Paris Commune uprising, the Hôtel de Salm, headquarters...
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