carcanet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carcanet
1520–30; carcan choker < Middle French, equivalent to carc- throat (< Germanic ) + -an ring (< Latin ānus ) + -et
Example Sentences
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Each one wore an iron carcanet, and the crowd was never weary of coming to gaze at them.
From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave
We asked him what a carcanet was, but he wouldn't say.
From The Story of the Treasure Seekers by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
The carcanet of gold That gripped her brow was molten in a dire And wondrous river of devouring fire.
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
I had a carcanet that I was determined to give a girl, in exchange.
From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander
Paragon of jewels enchased in a carcanet of dazzling brilliants!
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
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