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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
tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] ntiara, diadema

tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] n (woman's) → diadème m

tiara [tɪˈɑːrə] nDiadem nt

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

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 tiaara diadème נֶזֶר मुकुट tijara, papinska kruna tiara tiara smákóróna diadema 小冠 보석을 박은 여성용 머리 장식[] 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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