单词 | annulet |
释义 | annulet/ˈanjʊlɪt /noun 1 Architecture A small fillet or band encircling a column.The capital, which should be as high as the radius of the bottom of the column, is composed of an abacus, an echinus (a convex moulding with gently swelling curve), and annulets (or rings) next to the column....
2 Heraldry A charge in the form of a small ring.They speculated that since the arms include an annulet, denoting a fifth son, they were probably for the Earl's uncle, William Montagu of Oakley, ‘a shadowy person’ who was the fifth son of Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Montagu....
OriginLate Middle English (in the general sense 'small ring'): from Old French anelet, from Latin anulus, annulus 'ring' + -et1. The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin. |
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