coronet
noun/ˈkɒɹənɪt/UK/ˈkɔɹənɪt/US
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”).
- derived from κορώνη
- derived from corona
- derived from coronete
- borrowed from couronnette
Definitions
A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood.
The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
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Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
The neighborhood
- synonymensign
- synonymsecond lieutenant
- synonymfirst NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer
Derived
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