coronet
[ kawr-uh-nit, -net, kor-, kawr-uh-net, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˈkɒr-, ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- /
noun
a small crown.
a crown worn by nobles or peers.
a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
Also called crest coronet. Heraldry.
a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.
Origin of coronet
OTHER WORDS FROM coronet
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British Dictionary definitions for coronet
coronet
/ (ˈkɒrənɪt) /
noun
any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
the knob at the base of a deer's antler
heraldry
a support for a crest shaped like a crown
Word Origin for coronet
C15: from Old French
coronete a little crown, from
corone
crown