garlands Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
garlands in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Acts 14:13). In heathen sacrifices the victims were adorned with fillets and garlands made of wool, with leaves and flowers interwoven. The altar and the priests and attendants were also in like manner adorned.
garlands in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
GAR'LANDS . Acts 14:13. The heathen adorned the victim of their sacrifices in a variety of ways. Probably the garlands mentioned in this passage were to decorate the head of the ox which they designed to sacrifice to the supposed gods.