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coronet

[ kawr-uh-net, kor- ]

noun

  1. a small crown.
  2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.
  3. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
  4. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
  5. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
  6. Also called crest coronet. Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.


coronet

/ ˈkɒrənɪt /

noun

  1. any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
  2. a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
  3. the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
  4. the knob at the base of a deer's antler
  5. heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a 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


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Other Words From

  • cor·o·net·like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coronet1

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

Origin of coronet1

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

In “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” a banker is nearly deceived by his own niece to the tune of £50,000 and his good name.

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.

For the third time she watched a coronet slip through her strong determined impotent fingers.

She was quite still while he arranged her coronet, looking up in his face with loving eyes, with a peaceful composure.

The bride's wreath is a Christian substitute for the gilt coronet all Jewish brides wore.

I see through it all, Julian Home; you would gladly get rid of me, that Violet may wear a coronet.

A grand barouche and pair dashes up to your door, probably with a ducal coronet on the panels.

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