garland Copy link Outline 1. cŏrōna2. sertum (usu. in pl.)3. frons, frondis, f. (a g. of leaves • garland: 1. cŏrōna: to weave a g., c. nectere, Hor.: to wear a g. on the head, c. in capite habere, Cic.: v. wreath. Dimin., corolla: Pl.: Cat. Adj. cŏrōnārius: anemones suitable for g.s, anemonae c., Plin.: a maker of g.s, coronarius: Plin. 2. sertum (usu. in pl.): the altars are fragrant with fresh g.s, arae s. recentibus halant, Virg.: to entwine a man's head with g.s, aliquem sertis redimire, Cic.: Pl. joins coronae, serta, As. 4, 1, 58: the latter term was more properly applied to garlands hung round statues, pillars, etc.: v. festoon. 3. frons, frondis, f. (a g. of leaves: poet.): graced with the well-earned g., merita decorus f., Hor. Od. 4, 2, 35: Ov. Similarly the name of any kind of foliage may be used with an appropriate verb: to entwine the head with a myrtle g., caput impedire myrto, Hor. Od. 1, 4, 9.