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annulet|ˈænjʊlɪt|
Also 6 annulette, 7–8 anulet.
[f. L. annul-us ring + -et1; prob. refashioned on annlet, andlet, anlet, OFr. annelet, anelet, dim. of anel:—L. ānell-us dim. of ānulus.]
1. A little ring.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas (1611) 80 In what sort One Loadstone-touched annlet doth transport Another Iron Ring. c1602Lingua in Hazl. Dodsley IX. 426 Crosslets, pendulets..annulets, bracelets, and so many lets. 1647R. Stapylton Juvenal 123 With summer annulets, and winter rings, He binds the poets fingers. 1699Lond. Gaz. mmmcccclxxxix 4 Lost..two..Seals with 3 Laurel Leaves, and another with 6 Annulets. 1859Tennyson Enid 1107 Pluck'd the grass..And into many a listless annulet..Wove and unwove it.
2. Her. A small circle worn as a charge in coats of arms.
1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 82 b, These annulettes, or..rynges, are also certayne rounde signes or tokens borne in armes, to the great estimacion of the bearer. 1610J. Guillim Displ. Heraldry iv. iv. (1660) 278 These are called Annulets in respect of their small quantity..and are supposed to be Rings of Maile. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict., Anulet..is the Mark of Distinction which the fifth Brother of any Family ought to bear in his Coat of Arms. 1877Jewitt Half-hrs. Eng. Antiq. 128 A shield bearing six annulets.
3. Arch. A small fillet encircling a column. Usually applied to the three, four, or five fillets under the echinus.
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Annulets..are small square members in the Doric capital, placed under the quarter round—also called Fillets, Listels, etc. 1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 162 Fillets, which, when circular, or encompassing a column are called Annulets. |