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carcanet
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car⋅ca⋅net
/
ˈkɑr
kəˌnɛt
,
-nɪt
/
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–noun
a woman's ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls.
Origin:
1520–30;
carcan
choker < MF, equiv. to
carc-
throat (< Gmc) +
-an
ring (< L
ānus
) +
-et
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car·ca·net
(kär'kə-nět', -nĭt)
n.
Archaic
A jeweled necklace, collar, or headband.
[From Old French
carcan
,
collar
, perhaps from Medieval Latin
carcannum
,
perhaps of Germanic origin
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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