wreathletn.
/ˈriːθlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈriθlᵻt/ A small wreath; esp. a small wreath or garland of flowers or foliage.
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1831 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 26 Mar. 216/2 The ever-living wreathlets of odorous leaves and rainbow-coloured flowers.
1833 Blackwood's Mag. 34 258 From that Wreath he has woven wreathlets.
1887 C. Mackay Twin Soul I. xxii. 235 The blue smoke curled in beautiful wreathlets to the sky.
1980 N.Y. Times 27 Aug. c3/2 Then Mr. Grindstaff begins decorating the sandwiches with beautiful wreathlets of herbs.
2015 M. Talbott Beloved Lies II. v. 77 Lucy was about to set a wreathlet of tiny white and blue silk flowers on her waved dark hair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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