coronet
UK /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ · US /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ noun
Forms coronets
- noun A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- noun The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- noun The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- noun Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- noun Any member of the species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
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Etymology
From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin. James White.
Etymology [Dim. of OE. corone crown; cf. OF. coronete. See Crown, and cf. Crownet, Cronet.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “coronet”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details