annulet

[ an-yuh-lit ]

noun

1. Also called bandelet, bandlet,. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
2. Entomology. a ring, usually colored, around or on the surface of an organ.
3. Heraldry. a ring, represented as a voided roundel, used especially as the cadence mark of a fifth son.

annulet

/ ˈænjʊlɪt /

noun

1. architect a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital
2. heraldry a ring-shaped device on a shield; hollow roundel
3. a little ring

Word History and Origins

Origin of annulet¹

1565–75; < Latin annul ( us ) ring ( annulus ) + -et; replacing earlier anlet < Anglo-French anelet, diminutive of Old French anel ring < Latin ānellus ring

Word History and Origins

Origin of annulet¹

C16: from Latin ānulus ring + -et

Example Sentences

The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency.

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The Annulet seems to have been taken from the ring armour, much in use about the period of the Norman Conquest.

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Cotgrave gives: 'Touret, the annulet, or little ring whereby a hawk's lune is fastened unto the jesses.'

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Said of any charge when its central area is removed—thus, an Annulet is a false roundle.

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