0 a circle of leaves that, in the past, was worn on the head by an important person or the winner of a competition
I cannot imagine how they can so easily wear the laurel wreath.
We are the two survivors who may put that laurel wreath round our brows.
I am obliged to him for pulling it out and for putting a laurel wreath on my brow.
It is a very serious situation, and we will give him a laurel wreath if he succeeds.
His laurel wreath—if he has one—if it contains any wire, will do so.
He merits neither a crown of thorns nor a laurel wreath.
On certain special occasions, the fasces might be decorated with a laurel wreath.
In heraldic terms, the laurel wreath identifies heroes returning from battle and technically should only be displayed on crests which have been carried into battle.