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cor⋅o⋅net
[kawr-uh-nit, -net, kor-, kawr-uh-net, kor-] 
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–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. |
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| cor·o·net (kôr'ə-nět', kŏr'-) n.
[Middle English coronette, from Old French, diminutive of corone, crown, from Latin corōna; see crown.] |
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Coronet
Cor"o*net\ (k?r"?-n?t), n. [Dim. of OE. corone crown; cf. OF. coronete. See Crown, and cf. Crownet, Cronet.]1. An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown. Without a star, a coronet, or garter. --Goldsmith. Note: The coronet of the Prince of Wales consist of a circlet of gold with four crosses patt['e]e around the edge between as many fleurs-de-lis. The center crosses are connected by an arch which is surmounted by a globe or cross. The coronet of a British duke is adorned with strawberry leaves; that of a marquis has leaves with pearls interposed; that of an earl raises the pearls above the leaves; that of a viscount is surrounded with pearls only; that of a baron has only four pearls. 2. (Far.) The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin. --James White. 3. (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel. --Crose.
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Language Translation for : Coronet
Spanish:
corona; diadema,
German:
kleine Krone,
Japanese:
小冠
coronet
"a small crown," 1494, from O.Fr. coronete, dim. of corone "a crown," from L. corona "crown."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cor·o·net
Pronunciation: "kor-&-'net, "kär-
Function: noun
: the lower part of a horse's pastern where the horn terminatesin skin
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coronet
in Great Britain, ceremonial headdress of a peer or peeress, still worn with robes at a coronation and adorned along its rim with ornaments varying with the rank of the wearer: 8 strawberry leaves for a duke; 4 leaves and 4 silver balls for a marquess; 8 balls on tall points with strawberry leaves between for an earl; 16 small, close-set balls for a viscount; and 6 larger balls, more widely spaced, for a baron. The coronet is silver gilt and has an inner cap of crimson velvet with a gilt tassel and a narrow border of ermine
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