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Meanings of bay wreath in English

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laurèola

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

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        Examples for "laurel"
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        It writhed and groaned, while the wind roared in the laurel walk.
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        2
        He did not even reach the laurel-trees however, before the guards arrived.
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        3
        Earlier in the season laurel and honeysuckle shed their fragrance into it.
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        4
        Caesar was a laurel-crowned blackguard in his relations with the divine Cleopatra.
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        5
        Here they feed upon the leaves of the laurel and other evergreens.
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        1
        General French can afford to shed one leaf from his laurel wreath.
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        2
        You have all sung the laurel wreath without knowing what it is.
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        3
        The greater the danger, the larger the laurel wreath you win inter philosophos.
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        4
        I may invite the neighbours in, and crown myself with a laurel wreath.
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        5
        Mr Maskey will lay a laurel wreath two hours before the main event.
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        Usage of bay wreath in English
        1
        The prizes are the same dreary, old, fading bay wreaths.
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