tiara
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
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.
the position, authority, and dignity of the pope.
a high headdress, or turban, worn by the ancient Persians and others.
Origin of tiara
1Other words from tiara
- ti·ar·aed, adjective
- ti·ar·a·like, adjective
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How to use tiara in a sentence
The Alfalfa Club dinner crowd in tiaras was the order of the night.
Before Toddlers & Tiaras, before Honey Boo Boo, before Dance Moms, there was Showbiz Moms & Dads on Bravo.
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In Wichita, the Ground Zero of the Abortion War, a New Clinic Rises | Allison Yarrow | January 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBeneath the croquembouche and rock candy tiaras, these are real women.
There were tiaras by the score in these days, and the gowns had journeyed half-way round the world.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
She brought me up to Royalties, and people with Stars and Garters, and elderly ladles with gigantic tiaras and parrot noses.
The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar WildeHe 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 IbezThe 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
/ (tɪˈɑːrə) /
a woman's semicircular jewelled headdress for formal occasions
a high headdress worn by Persian kings in ancient times
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
1Derived forms of tiara
- tiaraed, adjective
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