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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Garland  \Gar"land\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Garlanded};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Garlanding}.] 
  To  deck  with  a  garland.  --B.  Jonson 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  garland 
  n  1:  an  anthology  of  short  literary  pieces  and  poems  and  ballads 
  etc  [syn:  {florilegium},  {miscellany}] 
  2:  a  circular  band  of  foliage  or  flowers  for  ornamental 
  purposes  [syn:  {wreath},  {coronal},  {chaplet},  {lei}] 
  v  :  adorn  with  garlands;  "They  garlanded  the  statue" 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Garland,  AR  (town,  FIPS  25780) 
  Location:  33.35981  N,  93.71281  W 
  Population  (1990):  415  (169  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Garland,  KS 
  Zip  code(s):  66741 
  Garland,  NC  (town,  FIPS  25460) 
  Location:  34.78595  N,  78.39499  W 
  Population  (1990):  746  (302  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  28441 
  Garland,  NE  (village,  FIPS  18230) 
  Location:  40.94419  N,  96.98507  W 
  Population  (1990):  247  (94  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  68360 
  Garland,  TN  (town,  FIPS  28680) 
  Location:  35.58648  N,  89.75204  W 
  Population  (1990):  194  (79  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Garland,  TX  (city,  FIPS  29000) 
  Location:  32.91080  N,  96.62930  W 
  Population  (1990):  180650  (69595  housing  units) 
  Area:  148.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  75040,  75041,  75042,  75043,  75044 
  Garland,  UT  (city,  FIPS  28150) 
  Location:  41.73680  N,  112.16118  W 
  Population  (1990):  1637  (538  housing  units) 
  Area:  3.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  84312




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