laureling

verb

1. (US, form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of laurel

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Decorations that imitate laurel wreaths.

   “. The doors have oval panels with inlay of flowers in vases, surrounded by laureling and a border of chequers filled with alternately with a rosette and a fan ornament.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Honor; recognition of merit.

   “Thou droop'st upon the thirsty brine,— But still thy heart and hues are mine, And still upon my breast shall shine— In laurelings and love divine !”