tiara
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ti·a·ra /tiˈɑːrə/ noun [countable] DCJa piece of jewellery like a small crown, that a woman sometimes wears on very formal or important occasions 〔女子在正式场合佩戴的〕冕状宝石头饰 a diamond tiara 钻石冠饰 →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery
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tiara• Obediently, Martha studied the image of a glassy-eyed young white woman in a long white dress and tiara.• The pointed tiara flashed as she moved.• And she's got the tiara to prove it.• Elton John: Go on, wear the tiara.• The tiara had not glittered in Nicandra's wedding veil.• Popes were not always above pawning their tiaras.• Try tiaras and crowns and always wear hair below your jawline to create the illusion of length.• Both wore tiaras and sashes, which made me feel better about having put on a tie.Origin tiara (1500-1600) Latin “hat worn by Persian kings”, from Greekti·a·ra nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus small of crown, piece that a jewellery a like
tiara
ti‧a‧ra /tiˈɑːrə/
noun [countable]
a diamond tiara
ti‧a‧ra /tiˈɑːrə/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: 'hat worn by Persian kings', from Greek
a piece of jewellery like a small crown, that a woman sometimes wears on very formal or important occasions:Language: Latin
Origin: 'hat worn by Persian kings', from Greek