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coronet

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cor·o·net  (kôr-nt, kr-)
n.
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.

[Middle English coronette, from Old French, diminutive of corone, crown, from Latin corna; see crown.]

coronet [ˈkɒrənɪt]
n
1. (History / Heraldry) any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the knob at the base of a deer's antler
5. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown
[from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coronetcoronet - a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
diadem, crown - an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
2.coronet - margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
fetter bone, pastern - the part between the fetlock and the hoof
animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
Translations
coronet [ˈkɒrənɪt] Ncorona f (de marqués ); (= diadem) → diadema f

coronet [ˈkɒrənət] ncouronne f

coronet
nKrone f; (= jewellery)Krönchen nt

coronet [ˈkɒrənɪt] ndiadema m; (of peer) → corona nobiliare
coronet [ˈkɒrənɪt] ndiadema m; (of peer) → corona nobiliare

coronet
n coronet [ˈkorənit]
1 a small crown. kroontjie تاج صَغير، تُوَيْج коронка korunka, diadém adelskrone kleine Krone διάδημα corona; diadema kroon تاج کوچک kruunu, tiaara couronne; diadème נֵזֶר छोटा मुकुट krunica kis korona mahkota kecil lítil kóróna diadema 小冠 작은 관 karūnėlė kronis; diadēma mahkota kecil kroontje liten krone korona coroa co­roa­nă; diademă диадема korunka, diadém kronica krunica krona มงกุฎเล็ก küçük taç 小王冠 діадема چهوٹ‍ا تاج mũ miện nhỏ
2 an ornamental headdress a coronet of flowers. krans إكْلـيـل венче čelenka (ozdobná) diadem der Kranz, das Diadem διάδημα corona laubapael, peaehe سر بند seppele, otsaripa couronne נֵזֶר पुष्पहार vjenčić fejék hiasan kepala höfuðdjásn diadema 冠状の頭飾り 관 모양의 머리장식 vainikėlis vainags mahkota bunga krans (blomster)krans wieniec diadema cunună венок čelenka venček venac diadem, blomsterkrans สิ่งประดับศีรษะสตรี taç başlık 冠狀頭飾 вінок تاج نما زيور، مك‍ٹ dây băng dát đá quý


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The lowest estimate would put the worth of the coronet at double the sum which I have asked.
Then the Tin Woodman cut a straight and strong limb from a tree with his gleaming axe and made a new leg and a new ear for the Sawhorse; and when they had been securely fastened in place Princess Ozma took the coronet from her own head and placed it upon that of the winner of the race.
Are there no charms in the thoughts of having a coronet on your coach?
 
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