annulet

[ an-yuh-lit ]

/ ˈæn yə lɪt /

noun

Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.

Entomology. a ring, usually colored, around or on the surface of an organ.

Heraldry. a ring, represented as a voided roundel, used especially as the cadence mark of a fifth son.

Origin of annulet

1565–75; <Latin annul(us) ring (see annulus) + -et; replacing earlier anlet<Anglo-French anelet, diminutive of Old French anel ring <Latin ānellus ring

Words nearby annulet

annular ligament, annular ring, annular scotoma, annulate, annulation, annulet, annulment, annuloplasty, annulorrhaphy, annulose, annulus

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Example sentences from the Web for annulet

Said of any charge when its central area is removed—thus, an Annulet is a false roundle.
The Handbook to English Heraldry|Charles Boutell
Cotgrave gives: 'Touret, the annulet, or little ring whereby a hawk's lune is fastened unto the jesses.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
The Annulet seems to have been taken from the ring armour, much in use about the period of the Norman Conquest.
The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower
The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

British Dictionary definitions for annulet

annulet

/ (ˈænjʊlɪt) /

noun

architect a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital

heraldry a ring-shaped device on a shield; hollow roundel

a little ring

Word Origin for annulet

C16: from Latin ānulus ring + -et

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	annulet
释义	annulet [ an-yuh-lit ] / ˈæn yə lɪt / noun Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column. Entomology. a ring, usually colored, around or on the surface of an organ. Heraldry. a ring, represented as a voided roundel, used especially as the cadence mark of a fifth son. Origin of annulet 1565–75; <Latin annul(us) ring (see annulus) + -et; replacing earlier anlet<Anglo-French anelet, diminutive of Old French anel ring <Latin ānellus ring Words nearby annulet annular ligament, annular ring, annular scotoma, annulate, annulation, annulet, annulment, annuloplasty, annulorrhaphy, annulose, annulus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for annulet Said of any charge when its central area is removed—thus, an Annulet is a false roundle. The Handbook to English Heraldry\|Charles Boutell Cotgrave gives: 'Touret, the annulet, or little ring whereby a hawk's lune is fastened unto the jesses.' Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer The Annulet seems to have been taken from the ring armour, much in use about the period of the Norman Conquest. The Curiosities of Heraldry\|Mark Antony Lower The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies British Dictionary definitions for annulet annulet / (ˈænjʊlɪt) / noun architect a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital heraldry a ring-shaped device on a shield; hollow roundel a little ring Word Origin for annulet C16: from Latin ānulus ring + -et Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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