circlet

[ sur-klit ]

/ ˈsɜr klɪt /

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noun

a small circle.

a ring.

a ring-shaped ornament, especially for the head.

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Origin of circlet

1475–85; circle + -et; replacing late Middle English serclett<Middle French

Words nearby circlet

circle of convergence, circle of curvature, circle of declination, circle of least confusion, circle-out, circlet, circle time, Circleville, circlip, Circlorama, circs

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How to use circlet in a sentence

I did not answer, but took the circlet from his hands, and placing it in the safe shut the massive steel door.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her long black hair was bound above her forehead with a circlet of turquoises, and the ends, curled about her glittering girdle.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The prescient Bishop, however, had provided fresh robes, and a circlet of gold was made to do duty for a crown.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

She was bareheaded, wore mannish gloves, and sported large circlet earrings.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
In his hand he carried a short staff, or baton, with gold knobs, and he wore a thin golden circlet in his hair.
In the Wrong Paradise|Andrew Lang
"How lovely" cried Helen glancing at the circlet of gold on her wrist.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book|Daisy Ashford

British Dictionary definitions for circlet

circlet

/ (ˈsɜːklɪt) /

noun

a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head

Word Origin for circlet

C15: from Old French cerclet a little circle

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