mountain wreathn.
/ˈmaʊntᵻn ˌriːθ/, /ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈriːθ/, U.S. /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌriθ/ΚΠ
1847 J. H. Ingraham Blanche Talbot i. 7 Woodbine, honey-suckle, and the graceful vine of the mountain wreath had been taught to climb up the sides of the door and creep a-top of the windows.
2. A zone of vegetation forming a ring around a mountain.
ΚΠ
1898 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 26/1 Above the forests there is a zone of the loveliest flowers,..so closely planted and luxuriant that it seems as if Nature..were economizing the precious ground, and trying to see how many of her darlings she can get together in one mountain wreath.
1928 E. Blunden Retreat 70 Warm furze-perfume, stern mountain-wreath Of pines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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