Category:Wreath

Wreath, n.; pl. Wreaths. Etym: [oe. wrethe, as. wræedh a twisted Band, fr. wriedhan to twist. See writhe.]

1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; A wreath of flowers. "a wrethe of gold." Chaucer. [he] of his tortuous train curled many a wanton wreath. Milton.

2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor. Conquest doth grant he dear wreath to the grecian combatant. Chapman. Far back in the ages, the plow with wreaths was crowned. Bryant.

3. (her.)

Defn: an appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the Crest (see illust. of crest). It generally represents a twist of two Cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like The principal color in the arms.