Wrēath, n.
(reeth) (Synop., § 130), n., pl. WRĒATHS. [A-S. wrædh. See infra.]
Sense 1. Something twisted or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.
He of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath. Milton.
Sense 2. A garland; a chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
Conquest doth grant Her dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. Chapman.
Sense 3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above the latter, and supporting the crest. It generally represents two cords of silk twisted or interwoven together, the one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.