coronet
coronet
Definition
coro·net (kôr′ə net′, kär′-; kôr′ə net′, kär′-)
noun
- a small crown worn by princes and others of high rank
- an ornamental band of precious metal, jewels, flowers, etc., worn around the head
- the part of a horse's foot just above the hoof
Etymology: ME corounet < OFr coronete, dim. of corone < L corona, crown
coronet
Synonyms
coronet
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- crosse: Within the coronet of crosses and fleur-de-lys is the original cushion with the royal arms and supporters of the Stuart sovereigns.
- rank: On top of the circlet is set his coronet of rank or baronial chapeau if any.
Converse of subject
- surmount: The dark mark of fate and doom was on the threshold the tall old threshold surmounted by coronets and caned heraldry.
Converse of object
- wear: Today she wears a coronet of boiling cloud, Yesterday above a sea of mist her head stood proud.
- include: They include a coronet, a rod, a ring, a sword and a mantle.
Adjective modifier
- ducal: Crest: Out of a ducal coronet, yellow; a boar's head cut off straight at the neck, sable.
- gold: Beside this, there were nearly three hundred very fine pearls, twelve of which were set in a gold coronet.
Modifies a noun
- cut: Coronet Cuts Coronet cuts and dead wood management A coronet cuts is a technique for producing a natural fracture effect in cut stubs ends.
- band: My boy at the moment is on box rest with a large foot abcess, that has come out of the coronet band.
- bed: Many have genuine four poster beds, others coronet beds.
- turf: Coronet turf remained comparable in its infiltration rate to the high seed rate treatment, infiltration remaining at 100 mm/hr after wear.
- scandal: The cash for coronets scandal has left many Labor Party members dazed and confused.
coronet Quotes
Farewell! Be the proud bride of a ducal coronet, and forget me! Unalterably, never yours, Augustus.
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