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LEI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lei mean?
• LEI (noun)
The noun LEI has 1 sense:
1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Familiarity information: LEI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chaplet; coronal; garland; lei; wreath
Hypernyms ("lei" is a kind of...):
floral arrangement; flower arrangement (a decorative arrangement of flowers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lei"):
crown (a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory)
bay wreath; laurel; laurel wreath ((antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)
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