Garland
Garland , noun
[Old English garland, gerlond, Old French garlande, French guirlande; of uncertain origin; compare Old High German wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, Middle High German wieren to adorn.]
1.
The crown of a king. [Obsolete] — Graffon
2.
A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. — Pope
3.
The top; the thing most prized. — Shakespeare
4.
A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
5.
(a) (Nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.
(b)
(Nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
Garland , transitive verb
To deck with a garland. — B. Jonson