engarland
engarland verb: to encircle with a garland or garlands, or as if with garlands.
Verb
engarland (third-person singular simple present engarlands, present participle engarlanding, simple past and past participle engarlanded)
- To encircle with a garland or garlands, or as if with garlands.
- Muſes, I oft inuoked your holy ayde, / With choiſeſt flowers my ſpeech to engarland ſo; / That it deſpiſde in true but naked ſhew, / Might winne ſome grace in your ſweet grace arraid.c. 1580s, Philip Sidney, “Astrophel and Stella”, in [Mary Sidney], editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia […] [The New Arcadia], 3rd edition, London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie...
Forms of engarland
| third-person singular present | engarlands |
|---|---|
| present participle | engarlanding |
| past participle | engarlanded |
| past | engarlanded |
Origin of engarland
From en- + garland: compare French enguirlander.
Questions about engarland
- What does engarland mean?
- Engarland means to encircle with a garland or garlands, or as if with garlands.
- What part of speech is engarland?
- Engarland is a verb.
- What is the past tense of engarland?
- The past tense of engarland is engarlanded.
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