ti·ar·a
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| 1. | a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | the position, authority, and dignity of the pope. |
| 4. | a high headdress, or turban, worn by the ancient Persians and others. |
[Origin: 1545–55; < L: headdress < Gk ti
ra kind of turban
]
ra kind of turban
] —Related forms
ti·ar·aed, adjective
ti·ar·a·like, adjective
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n.
[Latin tiāra, turban, headband, from Greek tiārā.] |
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tiara
1555, "headdress of the Persian kings" (also worn by men of rank), from L. tiara, from Gk. tiara, of unknown origin. Earlier in Anglicized form tiar (1513).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| tiara | |
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| a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
tiara [tiˈaːrə] noun
a jewelled ornament for the head, similar to a crown
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Tiara
Ti"ar\, n. [Cf. F. tiare. See Tiara.] A tiara. [Poetic] --Milton. Tennyson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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