Mistletoe vs Wreath - What's the difference?
mistletoe | wreath |
Any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants with white berries that grow in the crowns of oaks, apple trees and other trees.
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A sprig of these plants used as a Christmas decoration.
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Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
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, chapter=5, title= An ornamental circular band made e.g. of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland; a chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
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, title= (label) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
To wrap around something in a circle.
As nouns the difference between mistletoe and wreath
is that mistletoe is any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants with white berries that grow in the crowns of oaks, apple trees and other trees while wreath is something twisted, intertwined, or curled.As a verb wreath is
to place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.mistletoe
English
(wikipedia mistletoe)Alternative forms
* misseltoe, misletoe, miseltoe, misleto * misselden, misseldine, miseledenNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
The term mistletoe is used for both (eastern mistletoe).Derived terms
* mistletoebirdSee also
* European mistletoe * eastern mistletoewreath
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(wikipedia wreath) (en noun)The Lonely Pyramid, passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.}}
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths , and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.}}
Verb
(en verb)- At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreath the grave of the honored deceased.