guirlande

From French guirlande, from Old French garlande, presumably a derivation from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”) .

• IPA^(key): /ɡirlandə/, [ɡ̊iɐ̯ˈland̥ə]

guirlande c (singular definite guirlanden, plural indefinite guirlander)

1. festoon
2. paper chain

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guirlande c (plural guirlandes, diminutive guirlandetje n)

1. garland, festoon

From Old French garlande, probably derived from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”) (compare Old High German wieren). See English wire.

• IPA^(key): /ɡiʁ.lɑ̃d/

guirlande f (plural guirlandes)

1. wreath
2. festoon
3. garland
4. tinsel

• enguirlander
• guirlander

• “guirlande” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).