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tiara

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ti·ar·a  (t-r, -âr, -är)
n.
1. An ornamental, often jeweled, crownlike semicircle worn on the head by women on formal occasions.
2. The triple crown worn by the pope.

[Latin tira, turban, headband, from Greek tir.]

tiara
Noun
1. a semicircular jewelled headdress worn by some women on formal occasions
2. the triple-tiered crown sometimes worn by the pope [Greek]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tiaratiara - a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress - a headdress adorned with jewels
Translations
Spanish tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] ntiara, diadema
French tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] n (woman's) → diadème m
German tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] nDiadem nt
Italian tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] n (woman's) → diadema m

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She smiled, just as if she had been asked to inspect a tiara of diamonds with the ultimate view of purchasing it.
- well, I would give - a year of my life - my new tiara - anything
In the meantime, all the beggars, all the lackeys, all the cutpurses, joined with the scholars, had gone in procession to seek, in the cupboard of the law clerks' company, the cardboard tiara, and the derisive robe of the Pope of the Fools.
 
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