1784 in (Brit. Mus.) (1938) VI. 139 (caption) The May garland or triumph without victory.
1822 W. Wordsworth iii. xx. 100 Shepherds sate of yore and wove May-garlands.
1959 I. Opie & P. Opie xii. 258 The traditional custom of shouldering little maypoles round the streets or visiting houses with may-garlands is still practised in some districts.