coronet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒrənət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkɔrəˈnɛt, ˌkɑr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôrə nit, -net′, kor-, kôr′ə net, kor′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•o•net /ˌkɔrəˈnɛt, ˌkɑr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small crown worn by nobles or peers.
  2. Jewelrya crownlike ornament for the head, such as of flowers, gold, or jewels.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•o•net  (kôrə nit, -net′, kor-, kôr′ə net, kor′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small crown.
  2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.
  3. Jewelrya crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
  4. Architecturean ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
  5. Zoologythe lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
  6. HeraldryAlso called crest coronet. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.
  • Middle English corounet. See crown, -et 1350–1400
coro•net•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coronet /ˈkɒrənɪt/ n
  1. any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
  2. a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
  3. the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
  4. the knob at the base of a deer's antler
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown
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