wreath Copy link Outline I. Something twisted or curled1. vŏlūmen, īnis, n.2. vertex, ĭcis, m.3. tortus, ūsII. A garland1. sertum (in plur.)2. cŏrōna3. cŏrolla4. torquis, is, m. and fem. • wreath: I. Something twisted or curled: 1. vŏlūmen, īnis, n.: w.s of black smoke, nigri volumina fumi, Ov. M. 13, 601. 2. vertex, ĭcis, m.: a w. of fire, igneus vertex, Lucr. 6, 298. 3. tortus, ūs: a serpent with manifold w.s, tortu multiplicabili draco, poet., Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22. Or expr. by adj.: w.s of flame, *tortae flammae. II. A garland: 1. sertum (in plur.): they twine fragrant w.s round their temples, odoratis innectunt tempora sertis, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 3. 2. cŏrōna: w.s twined of linden, nexae philyris coronae, Hor. Od. 1, 38, 2. 3. cŏrolla: a plaited w., corolla plectilis, Pl. Bac. 1, 1, 37. 4. torquis, is, m. and fem.: the altars decked with woven w.s, nexis ornatae torquibus arae, Virg. G. 4, 276: v. garland.