circlet
[sur-klit]
- a small circle.
- a ring.
- a ring-shaped ornament, especially for the head.
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Origin of circlet
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Contemporary Examples
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 ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
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 ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Historical Examples
But I have a circlet of diamonds which can enclose all living creatures.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
The circlet was beautiful in itself, and astonishingly heavy.
She pulled the circlet from her finger and almost flung it at him.
That Girl MontanaMarah Ellis Ryan
She wears a close head-dress, with a circlet of gems over it.
Richard IJacob Abbott
On this ring, inside the circlet, were engraven my name and rank!
The Rifle RangersCaptain Mayne Reid
circlet
- a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head
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Word Origin
C15: from Old French cerclet a little circle
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Word Origin and History for circlet
n.
late 15c., from Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle (see circle (n.)).
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