tiara

[ tee-ar-uh, -ahr-uh, -air-uh ]
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noun
  1. a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.

  2. Roman Catholic Church. a head-piece consisting of three coronets on top of which is an orb and a cross, worn by the pope, or carried before him during certain nonliturgical functions.

  1. the position, authority, and dignity of the pope.

  2. a high headdress, or turban, worn by the ancient Persians and others.

Origin of tiara

1
1545–55; <Latin: headdress <Greek tiā́ra kind of turban

Other words from tiara

  • ti·ar·aed, adjective
  • ti·ar·a·like, adjective

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How to use tiara in a sentence

  • She brought me up to Royalties, and people with Stars and Garters, and elderly ladles with gigantic tiaras and parrot noses.

  • He says that the Mexican priests at the feast of Tezcatlipoca wore "en las cabezas tiaras hechas de barillas."

  • Their dark mantles, held upon their heads by embroidered tiaras, swept to their stirrups in heavy folds.

    Snnica | Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • The magnificent towers of the Castle were enveloped in garlands of artificial fire, or shrouded with tiaras of pale smoke.

    Kenilworth | Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for tiara

tiara

/ (tɪˈɑːrə) /


noun
  1. a woman's semicircular jewelled headdress for formal occasions

  2. a high headdress worn by Persian kings in ancient times

  1. RC Church

    • a headdress worn by the pope, consisting of a beehive-shaped diadem surrounded by three coronets

    • the office or rank of pope

Origin of tiara

1
C16: via Latin from Greek, of Oriental origin

Derived forms of tiara

  • tiaraed, adjective

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