carcanet

[ kahr-kuh-net, -nit ]

/ ˈkɑr kəˌnɛt, -nɪt /

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noun

a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.

Nearby words

carburettor, carburize, carby, carbylamine, carcajou, carcanet, carcas, carcase, carcass, carcassonne, carchemish

Origin of carcanet

1520–30; carcan choker < Middle French, equivalent to carc- throat (< Germanic) + -an ring (< Latin ānus) + -et

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Examples from the Web for carcanet

Col. Turner afterwards restored the carcanet, the only jewel which he had not restored before.
State Trials, Political and Social|Various
Carcanet, the diminutive of carcan, a chain;—it means a necklace.
The Eve of All-Hallows, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Matthew Weld Hartstonge
The editor was here obliged to omit a score of pages, in which the only thing worth preserving was a carcanet of sulphur springs.
Mr. Jacobs|Arlo Bates
But he must indeed have been in a hurry when, as would here seem, he confounded 'casket' and 'carcanet'.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III|John Cleveland

You have £2000 worth of jewels over what is in the paper; but the carcanet shall be forthcoming.
State Trials, Political and Social|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carcanet

carcanet

/ (ˈkɑːkəˌnɛt, -nɪt) /

noun

archaic a jewelled collar or necklace

Word Origin for carcanet

C16: from French carcan, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse kverkband chin strap

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