wreath vs wreaths vs wreathe vs wreathes :

wreath or wreaths or wreathe or wreathes

One circle of greens is a wreath (rhymes with “teeth”). The plural is “wreaths” (rhymes with “heaths”). In both cases the TH is unvoiced (like the TH in “both”).To decorate something with wreaths is wreathe it (rhymes with “breathe” with a voiced TH like the one at the end of “bathe”). He or she wreathes it (also with a voiced TH).

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Definitions

  • n  flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

  • v  move with slow, sinuous movements
  • v  decorate or deck with wreaths
    wreathe the grave site
  • v  form into a wreath
News & Articles

  • Mount Vernon hosts Army Birthday, Purple Heart recipient celebration
    Historic Mount Vernon, home of President George Washington, played host to a celebration of the Army’s 238th birthday, a wreath laying ceremony and the pinning of Purple Heart Medals on three wounded
    June 13, 2013 - The Belvoir Eagle
  • Masons present wreath
    On May 23, several local Masonic organizations gathered in New Haven to present a wreath at the Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
    June 11, 2013 - The Palladium-Times
  • Masons present wreath
    On May 23, several local Masonic organizations gathered in New Haven to present a wreath at the Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
    June 11, 2013 - The Palladium-Times

  • Fallen firefighters honored at ceremony
    Colorful wreaths bought vibrancy to a rainy Sunday morning as hundreds of Iowans gathered for the 19th annual Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service in Coralville.
    June 10, 2013 - The Des Moines Register
  • Firefighters honor fallen comrades
    Colorful wreaths bought vibrancy to a rainy Sunday morning as hundreds of Iowans gathered for the 19th annual Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service in Coralville.
    June 10, 2013 - The Iowa City Press-Citizen

  • Weekend events mark Gerald Ford's 100th birthday
    The Gerald R. Ford Museum is holding public events this weekend in Grand Rapids to commemorate the 100th birthday of Michigan's only U.S. president. Historian Jon Meacham will give a talk at 3 p.m. Saturday about the legacy of Gerald Ford, who took over as president in August'74 after Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal. At 1 p.m. Sunday, tribute wreathes will be laid at the tomb ...
    July 13, 2013 - Detroit News