coronet

[ kawr-uh-net, kor- ]

noun

1. a small crown.
2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.
3. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
4. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
5. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
6. Also called crest coronet. Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.

coronet

/ ˈkɒrənɪt /

noun

1. any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
2. a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
3. the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
4. the knob at the base of a deer's antler
5. heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown

Other Words From

• cor·o·net·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronet¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, coronet is from the Middle English word corounet. See crown, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronet¹

C15: from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown

Example Sentences

In “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet,” a banker is nearly deceived by his own niece to the tune of £50,000 and his good name.

From The Daily Beast

For all my posing I made straight As, had a mouth full of braces, and played the coronet and the flugelhorn in the school band.

From The Daily Beast

For the third time she watched a coronet slip through her strong determined impotent fingers.

From Project Gutenberg

She was quite still while he arranged her coronet, looking up in his face with loving eyes, with a peaceful composure.

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The bride's wreath is a Christian substitute for the gilt coronet all Jewish brides wore.

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I see through it all, Julian Home; you would gladly get rid of me, that Violet may wear a coronet.

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A grand barouche and pair dashes up to your door, probably with a ducal coronet on the panels.

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