Trends oftiara
View usage for:
tiara
(tiɑːrə)
Word forms: plural tiaras
countable noun
A tiara is a metal band shaped like half a circle and decorated with jewels which a woman of very high social rank wears on her head at formal social occasions; also used of similar ornaments that girls or women wear on their heads.
tiara in British English
(tɪˈɑːrə)
noun
1.
a woman's semicircular jewelled headdress for formal occasions
2.
a high headdress worn by Persian kings in ancient times
3. Roman Catholic Church
a.
a headdress worn by the pope, consisting of a beehive-shaped diadem surrounded by three coronets
b.
the office or rank of pope
Derived forms
tiaraed (tiˈaraed) adjective
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek, of Oriental origintiara in American English
(tiˈɛrə; tiˈærə; tiˈɑrə)
noun
1.
a headdress of the ancient Persians
2.
the pope's high, domed crown consisting of three coronets and an orb and cross
3.
a woman's crownlike headdress of jewels or flowers; coronet
Word origin
L < Gr: prob. of Asian orig.Image oftiara
© Sashkin, shutterstock
Examples of 'tiara' in a sentencetiara
- losing
- losing-battle
- losingly
- losings
- losing-streak
- loslyf
- loss
- loss-adjuster
- losses
- loss-leader
- lossless
- lossmaker
- lossmaking
- loss-of-containment
- loss of life
- loss of memory
- loss of memory or memory loss
- loss on sale
- loss on translation
- loss prevention
- loss ratio
- lossy
- lost
- lost and found
- lost-and-found