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circlet

[sur-klit] Origin

cir·clet

[sur-klit]
noun
1.
a small circle.
2.
a ring.
3.
a ring-shaped ornament, especially for the head.

Origin:
1475–85; circle + -et; replacing late Middle English serclett < Middle French
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Circlet is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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circlet (ˈsɜːklɪt)
 
n
a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head
 
[C15: from Old French cerclet a little circle]

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circlet
1480s, from Fr. cerclet, dim. of cercle (see circle).
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