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Art/Literary - Anthropology | | German term or phrase: Kranzwinderin | From a book on the history of Indian horticulture:"
... man denkt dabei an ägyptische Kranzwinderinnen ..." |
| | | garland binder | Explanation:
I associate India more with grlands than with wreaths |
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Explanation:
IMO captures the "winden" (which is a kind of archaic expression in German) quite well
I think that the German term "Kranzbinder" is nowadays more common, as probably is "wreath maker" in English
To convey the antiquated word "winden" it might be an option to use "weave"
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