coronet

[ kawr-uh-nit, -net, kor-, kawr-uh-net, kor- ]

/ ˈkɔr ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˈkɒr-, ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- /

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noun

a small crown.

a crown worn by nobles or peers.

a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.

an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.

the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.

Also called crest coronet. Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.

Origin of coronet

First recorded in 1350–1400, coronet is from the Middle English word corounet.See crown, -et

OTHER WORDS FROM coronet

cor·o·net·like, adjective

Words nearby coronet

coronation, coronation chicken, coronavirologist, coronavirus, coroner, coronet, coroneted, coronitis, coronium, coronograph, coronoidectomy

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Example sentences from the Web for coronet

For all my posing I made straight As, had a mouth full of braces, and played the coronet and the flugelhorn in the school band.
Top 10 Clues DeLay Was Born to Dance|Lloyd Grove|August 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Prior to the development of a quittor there is always swelling at the coronet, accompanied with heat and pain.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
A little child came ashore alive, and a dead child bearing a coronet.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
The low lamp-light shone upon her face and the coronet of gold set upon her dark hair.
The Yellow God|H. Rider Haggard

Crest: on a coronet, a griffin sejant, with wings displayed or.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The gem of all others which enriches the coronet of woman's character, is unaffected piety.
Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for coronet

coronet

/ (ˈkɒrənɪt) /

noun

any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank

a woman's jewelled circlet for the head

the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof

the knob at the base of a deer's antler

heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown

Word Origin for coronet

C15: from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown

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	coronet
释义	coronet [ kawr-uh-nit, -net, kor-, kawr-uh-net, kor- ] / ˈkɔr ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˈkɒr-, ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coronet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small crown. a crown worn by nobles or peers. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof. Also called crest coronet. Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse. Origin of coronet First recorded in 1350–1400, coronet is from the Middle English word corounet.See crown, -et OTHER WORDS FROM coronet cor·o·net·like, adjective Words nearby coronet coronation, coronation chicken, coronavirologist, coronavirus, coroner, coronet, coroneted, coronitis, coronium, coronograph, coronoidectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coronet For all my posing I made straight As, had a mouth full of braces, and played the coronet and the flugelhorn in the school band. Top 10 Clues DeLay Was Born to Dance\|Lloyd Grove\|August 17, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Prior to the development of a quittor there is always swelling at the coronet, accompanied with heat and pain. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture A little child came ashore alive, and a dead child bearing a coronet. The Maid of Sker\|Richard Doddridge Blackmore The low lamp-light shone upon her face and the coronet of gold set upon her dark hair. The Yellow God\|H. Rider Haggard Crest: on a coronet, a griffin sejant, with wings displayed or. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies The gem of all others which enriches the coronet of woman's character, is unaffected piety. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846\|Various British Dictionary definitions for coronet coronet / (ˈkɒrənɪt) / noun any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank a woman's jewelled circlet for the head the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof the knob at the base of a deer's antler heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown Word Origin for coronet C15: from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown 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 Words related to coronet diadem, wreath, crown, chaplet, circle, tiara, headdress, headband, anadem
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coronet

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Example sentences from the Web for coronet

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noun

Word Origin for coronet

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