Garland \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Garlanding.]

To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)