circletn.

/ˈsəːklɪt/

Forms: Middle English–1500s serclett, 1500s cirkillet, cyrculet, serclet, ( sirculey), 1500s–1600s circulet, 1500s– circlet.

Etymology: < French cerclet, diminutive of cercle ; subsequently influenced by English circle n., and probably by Italian circoletto : see -et suffix¹.

1. A small circle (in various senses of that word).

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > a circle or ring > small

circleta1529

rundlet1611

a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Certayne Bks. (?1545) sig. A.ii About my neck a cyrculet, lyke the ryche rubye.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. lxxxiv. 179 His locks..Fall down in curls..Within their circlets hundred Graces set.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 169 Sure pledge of day, that crownst the smiling Morn With thy bright Circlet .

1821 Ld. Byron Cain ii. i, in Sardanapalus 374 Yon small blue circle, swinging in far ether, With an inferior circlet near it still.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 28 The circlets which in cartography denote cities or towns.

a. spec. A ring or band (e.g. of precious metal or jewels) worn as an ornament, esp. on the head.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > coronet or circlet

mindOE

crownOE

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coronalc1330

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garland?a1366

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cronet1519

cronicle1569

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anadem1598

coronet1599

carcanet1602

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circuita1616

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1481–90 Howard Househ. Bks. (1841) 442 A peyer of tyres for my Lordys grace, and a serclett for my Lady Barnes.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. iii. 49 With garlandis and thar cirkillettis on thar hair.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Serclet for a brides heed, cedre.

1540 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 11 Paid to Alice Lewis, a goldsmith's wife..for a serclett to Marry Maydens in £3.

1570 Bk. Precedence (Harl. 1440) in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) 16 The sword borne by an Earle, the cappe and Sirculey borne by an Earle.

1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry iv. v. 65 A Chaplet cap, with a circulet of gold.

1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii He..on his finger placed The mystic circlet..With this ring, O Prince, etc.

1863 M. E. Braddon John Marchmont's Legacy II. i. 2 With that circlet of pearls round her hair.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xiv. 18 A plain circlet of gold was the substitute for the crown.

b. gen. A ring, circular band, or small hoop of any kind.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > annular quality > ring > small

anlet1421

ringlet1555

circlet1585

annuletc1602

1585 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 400 He throweth up his Circlet, and catcheth it againe, three times.

1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 673 Thro' six circlets flew the whizzing dart.

1872 F. Francis Bk. Angling (ed. 3) ix. 320 A circlet of rushes plaited round the line.

†3. (See quots.)

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Esclisse, the Rundle or Circlet put vnder a dish at Table.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Circlet, a Roll made of Pewter, or other Metal, to set and turn a Dish on at Table.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Circlet, a round piece of wood put under a dish at table. North.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	circlet
释义	circletn. /ˈsəːklɪt/ Forms: Middle English–1500s serclett, 1500s cirkillet, cyrculet, serclet, ( sirculey), 1500s–1600s circulet, 1500s– circlet. Etymology: < French cerclet, diminutive of cercle ; subsequently influenced by English circle n., and probably by Italian circoletto : see -et suffix¹. 1. A small circle (in various senses of that word). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > a circle or ring > small circleta1529 rundlet1611 a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Certayne Bks. (?1545) sig. A.ii About my neck a cyrculet, lyke the ryche rubye. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. lxxxiv. 179 His locks..Fall down in curls..Within their circlets hundred Graces set. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 169 Sure pledge of day, that crownst the smiling Morn With thy bright Circlet . View more context for this quotation 1821 Ld. Byron Cain ii. i, in Sardanapalus 374 Yon small blue circle, swinging in far ether, With an inferior circlet near it still. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 28 The circlets which in cartography denote cities or towns. 2. a. spec. A ring or band (e.g. of precious metal or jewels) worn as an ornament, esp. on the head. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > coronet or circlet mindOE crownOE diademc1290 coronalc1330 circlea1340 garland?a1366 coronaclea1400 crowneta1425 crownalc1443 chapleta1464 circlet1481 cronet1519 cronicle1569 graundcie1592 anadem1598 coronet1599 carcanet1602 frontlet1610 circuita1616 rosary1651 tiar1660 tiara1718 ferronière1831 1481–90 Howard Househ. Bks. (1841) 442 A peyer of tyres for my Lordys grace, and a serclett for my Lady Barnes. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. iii. 49 With garlandis and thar cirkillettis on thar hair. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Serclet for a brides heed, cedre. 1540 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 11 Paid to Alice Lewis, a goldsmith's wife..for a serclett to Marry Maydens in £3. 1570 Bk. Precedence (Harl. 1440) in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) 16 The sword borne by an Earle, the cappe and Sirculey borne by an Earle. 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry iv. v. 65 A Chaplet cap, with a circulet of gold. 1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii He..on his finger placed The mystic circlet..With this ring, O Prince, etc. 1863 M. E. Braddon John Marchmont's Legacy II. i. 2 With that circlet of pearls round her hair. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xiv. 18 A plain circlet of gold was the substitute for the crown. b. gen. A ring, circular band, or small hoop of any kind. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > annular quality > ring > small anlet1421 ringlet1555 circlet1585 annuletc1602 1585 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 400 He throweth up his Circlet, and catcheth it againe, three times. 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 673 Thro' six circlets flew the whizzing dart. 1872 F. Francis Bk. Angling (ed. 3) ix. 320 A circlet of rushes plaited round the line. †3. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Esclisse, the Rundle or Circlet put vnder a dish at Table. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Circlet, a Roll made of Pewter, or other Metal, to set and turn a Dish on at Table. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Circlet, a round piece of wood put under a dish at table. North. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). circletv. /ˈsəːklɪt/ Etymology: < circlet n. rare. To move in small circles over (a space). ΚΠ 1883 G. Meredith Joy of Earth 87 Swift as the swallow along the river's light Circleting the surface to meet his mirrored winglets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1481v.1883
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