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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 [tɪˈɑːrə]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's semicircular jewelled headdress for formal occasions
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a high headdress worn by Persian kings in ancient times
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church
a.  a headdress worn by the pope, consisting of a beehive-shaped diadem surrounded by three coronets
b.  the office or rank of pope
[via Latin from Greek, of Oriental origin]
tiaraed  adj
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
tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] N (royal) → diadema f; (pope's) → tiara f

tiara [tiˈɑːrə] ndiadème m

tiara
nDiadem nt; (of pope)Tiara f

tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] n (woman's) → diadema m; (of pope) → tiara
tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] n (woman's) → diadema m; (of pope) → tiara

tiara
n tiara [tiˈaːrə]
a jewelled ornament for the head, similar to a crown. tiara عِمامَه диадема diadém tiara die Tiara τιάρα diadema; tiara tiaara تاج tiara diadème נֶזֶר मुकुट tijara, papinska kruna tiara tiara smákóróna diadema 小冠 티아라 보석 tiara tiāra; diadēma tiara tiara diadem, tiara tiara tiara diademă тиара diadém tiara tijara tiara, diadem มงกุฎประดับเพชรที่ผู้หญิงใช้สวมเป็นเครื่องประดับ süs tacı 鑲有寶石的冠狀頭飾 тіара طرہ، سر کا ايک زيور đồ có hình lưỡi liềm


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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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