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Kranz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flange noun A projecting rim or edge on an object, used to add strength or attach it to something else.
  • wreath noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honour or remembrance.

Senses

Kranz is used for these senses in English:

  • cornice (architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
  • cornice (furniture) A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
  • flange An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
  • wreath An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.

wreath — full definition

  1. noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honour or remembrance.
  2. noun A curling or coiled shape, such as a ring of smoke.

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