单词 | coronet |
释义 | coronetn. 1. a. A small or inferior crown; spec. a crown denoting a dignity inferior to that of the sovereign, worn by the nobility, and varying in form according to rank. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > coronet coronalc1330 coronaclea1400 crowneta1425 crownalc1443 coroneta1513 cronicle1569 cronet1596 demi-crown1641 society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > specific emblem of peerage coroneta1513 ermine1816 strawberry leaf1827 society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > crown > small coroneta1513 crownlet1530 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxxxxv Ladyes Rychely clad in golde & sylke with Coronettes vpon theyr heddes. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 185 The Duke weryth a coronet ouer a cap of sylke. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 238 I sawe Marke Antony offer him a Crowne, yet 'twas not a Crowne neyther, 'twas one of these Coronets . View more context for this quotation 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iv. i. 55 1 [Gent.] All the rest are Countesses. 2 [Gent.] Their Coronets say so. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth x, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 273 ‘By my coronet—by my knightly faith, it is true!’ said the Earl. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Lady Clara Vere de Vere in Poems (new ed.) I. 158 Kind hearts are more than coronets. 1876 World 5 3 He has no children to whom he might bequeath the well-earned coronet. b. A figure of a coronet (in Heraldry, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of articles of clothing > [noun] > crowns and coronets triple crown1555 coronet1709 radiate crown1752 tiara1780 Venice crownc1828 1709 Butler's Hudibras (rev. ed.) i. ii. 117 Ladies..With Cor'nets [1678 Cornets] at their Footmens Breeches. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. iv. 116 Are there no Charms in the Thoughts of having a Coronet on your Coach? View more context for this quotation 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xvii. 209 It..became a usage in the 15th century, to have the Crest rise from out of a Coronet. c. transferred. A terminal or crowning circlet of spines, hairs, or other small objects. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > general parts > crowning circlet of spines coronet1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 385 Coronula.., a coronet or semicoronet of fixed spines observable at the apex of the posterior Tibia in Fulgora candelaria, etc. 2. a. A fillet or wreath of beautiful workmanship or precious materials, worn as an ornament round the temples; esp. in modern costume, a decorative part of a woman's head-dress, consisting of a plate or band of metal, or the like, encircling the front of 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 1599 Microcynicon (Fairholt) But oh her silver framed Coronet With lowe downe dangling spangles all beset. 1603 A. Dent Path-way to Heauen (new ed.) 44 Wearing of periwigs, and other haire, coronets and top-gallants. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2230/4 A pair of Flanders lac'd Ruffles and Coronet. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 144 He..made a nice Garland, or rather a Coronet of sundry Strings of Beads. 1822 S. Rogers Italy: Pt. 1st xvi. 125 And on her brow, fairer than alabaster, A coronet of pearls. 1836 W. Irving Astoria II. 49 They wear gay coronets of plumes, particularly those of the swan. b. A chaplet or garland of flowers for the head. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > coronet or circlet > chaplet, wreath, garland of flowers or leaves gerlaundeschec1230 flower-garland1303 garland1303 baca1350 crownalc1443 aneusc1500 diadem1530 coronal1579 crants1592 coronet1600 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 51 She his hairy temples then had rounded, With coronet offresh and fragrant flowers. View more context for this quotation 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 546 That varietie of floures which she gathered and couched together..in her Coronets. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 400 We find it [the Nymphæa]..used for a kind of coronet upon figures of Orus. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 335 Thy coronet of rich flowers. 3. = corona n.1 7b; formerly, also, a whorl of small flowers as in Labiates; a flowering head of an umbelliferous or composite plant (cf. corona n.1 7c). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [noun] crowna1350 knop1398 tuft?1523 coronet1555 crownet1578 head1597 seed head1597 truss1688 capitulum1704 glome1793 glomerule1793 glomus1832 flower-head1839 inflorescence1851 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. iii. 37 The coronettes of their Pasnepes and Garden Thistles..[are said] to be twelue Cubites compasse. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden ccx Feild Calamint with whorled Coronets. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) i. 15 Sometimes there is within, or upon, the corolla, a cup, as in the Daffodil, or a ring of scales, as in the Passion-flower; this is the Coronet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > capital capital?c1335 coronala1400 chapiterc1425 heada1500 coronet1555 chapitel1682 cap1870 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xii. 301 Pilers..upon whose coronettes or heades the..rofe of the Churche maye reste. 5. a. Farriery. The lowest part of the pastern of a horse, immediately above the coffin; also the bone of this part, the coronary n.1 bone. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > foot or spec. foot > pastern > lowest part above hoof crown1566 crownet1566 coronet1683 cronet1725 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > foot or spec. foot > pastern > bone or joint in pastle1552 pastern1601 cronet1610 pastern joint1682 coronet1833 coronary1843 1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse v. xii. 223 Rasing the Hoof from the Coronet or top of it to the very bottom. 1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 122/2 The coronet of a horse's foot, is that part on the very top of it where the hair grows. 1833 C. Bell Hand iii. 85 In the horse's leg the five bones..of the second phalanx..[are consolidated] into the lesser pastern or coronet. b. The bur or ring of bone on the head of a deer, at the base of an antler. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > body and parts > antler > bone at base of cabbagec1560 bur1575 pearl1575 pedicel1883 coronet1898 1898 R. Lydekker Deer of all Lands 6 Towards the completion of its [sc. the antler's] growth a more or less prominent ring of bone, termed the burr or coronet, is deposited at its base just above the junction with the pedicle. 6. = coronal n. 3 (See also cronet n.) ΚΠ 1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. 7. Short for coronet moth n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of genus Acronycta > acronycta ligustri (coronet) coronet moth1819 coronet1869 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths No. 432 The Coronet. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. xxii. 205 I perceived, among the carriages..a coronet coach. 1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More II. 161 Old family-trees, especially of the coronet-bearing kind. C2. coronet moth n. a collector's name of Acronycta Ligustri. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of genus Acronycta > acronycta ligustri (coronet) coronet moth1819 coronet1869 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 250 Coronet Moth (Noctua Ligustri). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). coronetv. rare. transitive. To confer a coronet upon; to adorn as with a coronet; to place a coronet upon (a person's head); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > specific parts of body attirec1540 cap1612 coronet1813 society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > admit to office formally or ceremonially > crown crownc1300 coronet1813 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > surround with > as with a coronet coronet1813 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > raise to rank [verb (transitive)] > confer coronet upon coronet1813 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. Introd. v. 125 The simple lily-braid That coronets her temples. c1830 J. Bentham Wks. XI. 98 Mr. Eden, afterwards coroneted by the title of Lord Auckland. 1900 Daily News 1 May 2/4 The circle of Westmoreland and Cumberland hills..still coroneted with snow. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 11 Aug. 10/1 The moment the crown was on the head of the Queen the peeresses all coroneted themselves. Derivatives ˈcoroneting n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > formal or ceremonial appointment > crowning crowninga1250 crownmentc1300 coronation1388 encrownment?a1400 incoronation1470 crownationa1533 sacre1584 coroneting1881 1881 ‘M. Twain’ Prince & Pauper xxxii. 348 He puts her coronet where it will be convenient to her hand when the time for the simultaneous coroneting of the nobles shall arrive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1513v.1813 |
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