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coronet

/kawr-uh-nit, -net, kor-, kawr-uh-net, kor-/US // ˈkɔr ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˈkɒr-, ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- //UK // (ˈkɒrənɪt) //

冕下,冠冕堂皇,冠冕,冕冠

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

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Examples

  • In “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” a banker is nearly deceived by his own niece to the tune of £50,000 and his good name.

  • For all my posing I made straight As, had a mouth full of braces, and played the coronet and the flugelhorn in the school band.

  • For the third time she watched a coronet slip through her strong determined impotent fingers.

  • She was quite still while he arranged her coronet, looking up in his face with loving eyes, with a peaceful composure.

  • The bride's wreath is a Christian substitute for the gilt coronet all Jewish brides wore.

  • I see through it all, Julian Home; you would gladly get rid of me, that Violet may wear a coronet.

  • A grand barouche and pair dashes up to your door, probably with a ducal coronet on the panels.