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Coronet

//ˈkɔɹənɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof wordnet
  3. 3
    The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  4. 4
    a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign wordnet
  5. 5
    The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
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  1. 6
    Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  2. 7
    Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.

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”).

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