What does "coronet" mean?
A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
Coronet
/ˈkɔɹənɪt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- Grammar: coronet is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: achievement, alerion, animal charge, anklet.
- Usage evidence: Then hang the green coronet of the Christmas-tree with glittering baubles and jewels of flame; heap offerings on its emerald branches; bring the Yule log to the firing; deck the house with holly and mistletoe, "And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day in the morning."
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
"[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully."
- 2 margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof wordnet
- 3 The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- 4 a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign wordnet
- 5 The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
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- 6 Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- 7 Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
Synonyms
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"Then hang the green coronet of the Christmas-tree with glittering baubles and jewels of flame; heap offerings on its emerald branches; bring the Yule log to the firing; deck the house with holly and mistletoe, "And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day in the morning.""
Common questions
What is a synonym for "coronet"?
Common synonyms include: achievement, alerion, animal charge, anklet, annular muscle, annulet.
How do you use "coronet" in a sentence?
Then hang the green coronet of the Christmas-tree with glittering baubles and jewels of flame; heap offerings on its emerald branches; bring the Yule log to the firing; deck the house with holly and mistletoe, "And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day in the morning."
How do you pronounce "coronet"?
Pronounced /ˈkɔɹənɪt/.
Etymology
From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).