\Gar"land\, n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F.
guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown,
pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --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. --Shak.
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. --Percy.
5. (Naut.)
   (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision
       in.
   (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for
       convenience in handling.

\Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Garlanding}.]
To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.