coronet

American  

[kawr-uh-net, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- /

noun

1. a small crown.

2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.

3. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.

4. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.

5. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.

6. Also called crest coronet.  Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.

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coronet British  

/ ˈkɒrənɪt /

noun

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

5. heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown

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Other Word Forms

• coronetlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of coronet

First recorded in 1350–1400, coronet is from the Middle English word corounet. See crown, -et

Example Sentences

When their sister, Mary, tried to break it up, she “nearly had her coronet knocked flying by the fractious pair.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

The back of the hand has an embroidered ducal coronet above the coat of arms of the family of the Dukes of Newcastle.

From BBC • May 1, 2023

Carroll enjoys playing the coronet and goes on limited outings a couple of times a week.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2020

Her hair, a spiky coronet, stands on end as if permanently electrified by the brain beneath.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2017

She was about the same age as Lyra’s mother, to judge by the look of her in the moonlight, and she wore a little coronet of flowers around her head.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman