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Definition of Bay wreath

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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay Wreath

Bay of Biscay Bay of Campeche Bay of Fundy Bay of Naples Bay of Ob bay region bay rum bay scallop bay sore Bay State

Bay Stater bay tree bay tree bay willow bay window bay wreath (current term) bazaar bazaars bazar bazars

bazazz bazazzes Bazett's formula Bazex's syndrome bazillion bazillions Bazin's disease bazoo bazooka bazookas

Literary usage of Bay wreath

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1. The Rural Wreath: Or, Life Among the Flowers by Laura Greenwood (1855)
"... bay wreath. Laurus Carolinensis. LANGUAGE — GLORY. WHAT is glory ? What is fame ? The echo of a long-lost name ; A breath, an idle hour's brief talk ..."

2. Songs of the Sun-lands by Joaquin Miller (1873)
"A bay wreath woven by the son-down west Hangs damp and stain'd upon the dank gray wall, ... A bay-wreath gathered by the seas that call To orient Cathay, ..."

3. The Royal Gallery of Poetry and Art: An Illustrated Book of the Favorite by Nathan David Thompson (1886)
"A bay-wreath woven by the sun-down west Hangs damp and stained upon the dank gray wall, Above thy time-soiled tomb and tattered crest; A bay-wreath gathered ..."

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