circlet
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- noun
- /ˈsɜrk.lɪt/
:
diadema
- Likewise, I removed the golden circlet, which had begun to pinch my forehead and make it ache.
- a gold circlet
- a golden circlet
- circlet on my brow
Examples
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It was to her that I'd returned at last, my hands in pockets full of earrings, and necklaces, and circlets for her delicate arms, souvenirs of strange lands to beguile and delight her.
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She wore a beautiful silver circlet adorned with small gemstones during the festival.
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"I told you to put on the circlet," she said, picking it up and setting it firmly upon my head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Upon his head sat a circlet like mine, but set with a crimson stone.
Fiction book (1993) -
"You're wearing your circlet," said Demogorgon.
Fiction book (1990) -
The one who had startled my horse leapt from his own mount and retrieved the circlet, polishing it clean with his coat.
Fiction book (1993) -
The crown was not a heavy one but rather a delicate circlet that rested gently on her head.
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He crafted a simple golden circlet to honor the queen at the ceremony.
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Etymology
Circlet comes from the common word circle and the little ending -let, which means 'small'. So a circlet is literally a 'little circle' or 'small ring', and that is why it means a small decorative band often worn around the head.