Meaning & use
flower wreath
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Meaning
nouncountable
A ring of flowers and leaves woven or twisted together, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.
Grammar: Countable: one flower wreath, two flower wreaths. Often written as two words, but 'flower-wreath' also appears as a modifier before a noun.
Patterns
- wear a flower wreath
- hang a flower wreath on something
- make a flower wreath
At the spring festival, the children wore flower wreaths in their hair.
She hung a flower wreath on the front door to welcome the guests.
The bride chose a simple white dress and a small flower wreath.
Word forms
| plural | flower wreaths |
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Common combinations
- wear a flower wreath
- In the parade, dancers wear flower wreaths around their necks.
- hang a flower wreath
- They hang a flower wreath above the fireplace every December.
- a flower wreath on the door
- There was a flower wreath on the door, so we knew someone was home.
- make a flower wreath
- We learned how to make a flower wreath using wire and fresh daisies.
Synonyms and how they differ
- garland
- A garland is a longer rope or loop of flowers, often worn across the body or used as a decoration, while a flower wreath is usually a circular ring for the head or a door.
- chaplet
- A chaplet is a formal, somewhat old-fashioned word for a wreath worn on the head; 'flower wreath' is the everyday term.
Word family
Commonly confused: flower wreath or wreath / reef?
flower wreath vs wreath / reef
A wreath is a ring of flowers; a reef is a line of rocks or coral in the sea. They sound similar but have completely different meanings.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'flower wreath' correctly.
Choose one answer.
A flower wreath is worn on the head or hung as a decoration, so 'on her head' is the natural choice. The other options describe places where a wreath is not typically worn or used.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “flower wreath”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.