oak wreath
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]oak wreath (plural oak wreaths)
- (usually historical, Ancient Rome) A chaplet of common oak leaves woven to form a crown honouring a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.
- Synonym: civic crown
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[edit]garland of oak leaves in honour of a heroic soldier
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Further reading
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civic crown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia