coronet

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cor·o·net /ˈkɒrənɪt $ ˌkɔːrəˈnet, ˌkɑː-/ noun [countable] DCJPGa small crown worn by princes or other members of a royal family, especially on formal occasions 〔王子或皇室成员在正式场合戴的〕小冠冕

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coronet• They rise, a coronet of tops, beyond the glitter and goo of Strath Bran, looking quite unapproachable.• The Green Man wore a coronet of leaves and a girdle of stems at his waist.• a coronet of flowers• She is much better suited to this B format, and coronet is reissuing its titles in B during this year.• Kind hearts and coronets ruled and that was fine, but to Burton it was a closed shop.• The cap badge worn at the turn-of-the-century was a white metal normal light infantry stringed bugle-horn surmounted by a ducal coronet.• In the centre of each was a monogram in gold, the lettering shaped like a small shy coronet.• The leaderene went down with a satisfying thump, her spiked coronet falling off.• She slipped off the coronet, and let the airship go dead.Origin coronet (1300-1400) Old French coronete, from corone; → CROWN1