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diadem
[ dahy-uh-dem ]
noun
- a crown.
- a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East.
- royal dignity or authority.
verb (used with object)
- to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown.
diadem
/ ˈdaɪəˌdɛm /
noun
- a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet
- royal dignity or power
verb
- tr to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem
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Example Sentences
He tossed the splendid diadem in the air, and catching it, turned to me smiling.
It is a diadem fit for a King among kings, an Emperor among emperors.
I do this every day, and yet the joy of waiting and at last touching again the diadem, only seems to increase as the days pass.
The road from the fort to the Diadem is extremely fatiguing, and fully three hours are required to accomplish the journey.
He wore a cock feather over his ear, and on his head a diadem set with enormous gems.
I dreamed that a nobleman came here for me in a silver coach, and that he offered me a golden diadem.
A diadem encircles her hair, she sits upon a throne, the throne rests upon clouds.
Americans are all equal—this is one of the gems in our diadem.
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