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Yule wreath

Yule wreath noun: a yuletide decoration comprising a ring of greenery decorated with ribbons.

Noun

Yule wreath (plural Yule wreaths)

  1. A yuletide decoration comprising a ring of greenery decorated with ribbons.
    • 1989 A Book of Troth, Eldred Thorsson, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 175.
      The harrow, which must be made of stone and set up outside or in an outdoor room with a chimney or smoke hole, is fitted out with a horn, a vessel of beer or ale, a single (red) candle and the Yule-wreath in its center.
    • In Scandinavia, the centre of he Yule festivities (especially before the German tree was adopted) was the Yule wreath; many families have wrought-iron candleholder wreaths as family heirlooms, and these are also woven with evergreen branches.1993 Our Troth, the Ring of Troth and other true folk, →ISBN, page 554.

Forms of Yule wreath

pluralYule wreaths

Questions about Yule wreath

What does Yule wreath mean?
Yule wreath means a yuletide decoration comprising a ring of greenery decorated with ribbons.
What part of speech is Yule wreath?
Yule wreath is a noun.
What is the plural of Yule wreath?
The plural of Yule wreath is Yule wreaths.

Words near Yule wreath in the dictionary

  1. Yule lads
  2. yule log
  3. yule logs
  4. Yule tree
  5. Yule trees
  6. Yule wreath
  7. Yule wreaths
  8. Yule-Simon distribution
  9. Yulecart
  10. Yulefest
  11. Yulemonth

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