coronet

(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

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

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See coronet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small crown worn by princes and princesses and by other nobles below the rank of sovereign.
  2. A chaplet or headband decorated with gold or jewels.
  3. The upper margin of a horse's hoof.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English coronette

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of corone, crown

Origin: , from Latin corōna; see Crown 

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