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coronet Definition

coro·net (kôr′ə net, kär′-; kôrə net′, kär-)

noun

  1. a small crown worn by princes and others of high rank
  2. an ornamental band of precious metal, jewels, flowers, etc., worn around the head
  3. the part of a horse's foot just above the hoof

Etymology: ME corounet < OFr coronete, dim. of corone < L corona, crown

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coronet Synonyms

coronet

n.

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.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam