English-Dutch translations for wreath

krans
Laat zij eindelijk eens optreden met de olijfkrans van Athena, de godin van de wijsheid en de vrede, en niet met de speer en het schild van Ares, de antieke god van de oorlog. At last it can emerge wearing a olive wreath, Athena' s olive wreath of wisdom and peace, rather than the spear and shield of Mars, the ancient god of war. Bij de begrafenis een tijdje geleden van een ambtenaar van de West-Europese Unie, die te vroeg was heengegaan, was er een krans van de collega's van de overledene. A short while ago at the funeral of an official of the Western European Union, who passed away too soon, a wreath of flowers was brought by colleagues of the deceased.
slinger

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor
An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tincture#Verb|tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms
A defect in glass
To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something
To wrap around something in a circle
To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath

a wreath of smoke; a wreath of clouds
At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased.

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