BAY WREATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bay wreath mean? 

• BAY WREATH (noun)
  The noun BAY WREATH has 1 sense:

1. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

  Familiarity information: BAY WREATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAY WREATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bay wreath; laurel; laurel wreath

Hypernyms ("bay wreath" is a kind of...):

chaplet; coronal; garland; lei; wreath (flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)

Domain category:

antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)

Domain region:

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)