Tiara

//tiˈɑːɹə// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The three-tiered papal crown.
  2. 2
    a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions wordnet
  3. 3
    An ornamental coronet.

    "I had scarcely taken my accustomed low seat at her side, when, opening a casket which stood on the table near her, she took out a diamond tiara, and, placing it in my hair, pointed to the glass. 'Ah, my child!' she exclaimed, 'you well become your future crown!' and, without waiting for my reply, she informed me that my father's negotiations for my marriage had been completely successful, and that the King of Poland had demanded my hand."

Verb
  1. 1
    To adorn as a tiara. rare, transitive

    "Brilliants tiaraed her head."

  2. 2
    To adorn with a tiara. rare, transitive

    "He tiaraed her head."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from English from the noun tiara

Synonyms

All synonyms
crowndiademankletarmletbanglebead

Antonyms

All antonyms
crown

Example

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"The princess is wearing a gold tiara."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára), of unknown ultimate origin.

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