carcanet

American  

[kahr-kuh-net, -nit] / ˈkɑr kəˌnɛt, -nɪt /

noun

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

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carcanet British  

/ ˈkɑːkəˌnɛt, -nɪt /

noun

1. archaic a jewelled collar or necklace

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Etymology

Origin of carcanet

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

Example Sentences

And thou wert best of Truth, the first in grace Of all rich gems in Virtue’s carcanet; Then should I not love thee and give thee place Above all love of sense on woman set?

From Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost by Blaeu, Willem

My sweet sister shall take her choice of a carcanet among those old-fashioned trinkets.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

But to Him, His pauper’s mat of straw was an eternal throne of glory, and His heavy chains a sovereign’s carcanet.

From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá

I might as well leave a thief to take care of my gold carcanet as leave thee alone with Belasez.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah

Beyond the harbour's mouth the riding-lights of the Mevagissey fishing fleet ran like a carcanet of faint jewels, marking the unseen horizon of the Channel.

From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Related Words

• choker
• jewelry
• pendant
• strand