carcanet
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
Origin of carcanet
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How to use carcanet in a sentence
Over his clustering hair he wore a carcanet of diamonds, surmounted by the precious plumage of the bird of Paradise.
carcanet, the diminutive of carcan, a chain;—it means a necklace.
The Eve of All-Hallows, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Matthew Weld HartstongeAnd sodaynly caught hir by the hayre of the head, and in steade of a carcanet placed a roape about her necke.
The Palace of Pleasure | William PainterNowadays they have restored the carcanet and kept the rivière as well, both terms being in common use.
Stories about Famous Precious Stones | Mrs Goddard OrpenEach one wore an iron carcanet, and the crowd was never weary of coming to gaze at them.
Salammbo | Gustave Flaubert
British Dictionary definitions for carcanet
/ (ˈkɑːkəˌnɛt, -nɪt) /
archaic a jewelled collar or necklace
Origin of carcanet
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