crownaln.
/ˈkraʊnl/, U.S. /ˈkraʊn(ə)l/ Now archaic or poetic.
A coronet, garland, or wreath for the head; = coronal n. 1a, 2. Also figurative.
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society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > coronet
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coronaclea1400
crowneta1425
crownalc1443
coroneta1513
cronicle1569
cronet1596
demi-crown1641
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
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crownalc1443
chapleta1464
circlet1481
cronet1519
cronicle1569
graundcie1592
anadem1598
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frontlet1610
circuita1616
rosary1651
tiar1660
tiara1718
ferronière1831
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
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crownalc1443
aneusc1500
diadem1530
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crants1592
coronet1600
c1443 ( J. Lydgate Henry VI's Entry into London in N. H. Nicolas & E. Tyrrell Chron. London (1827) 239 Thir maydenys..Upon there hedes ech havyng a crownalle [?1435 Julius cornall], Of port and chere semyng inmortalle.
a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 59 Thar was the flour..Wnclosing gane the crownel for the day.
1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados vii. i. 111 Hir crownell [L. coronam] picht, wich mony precius stane.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. i. 8/1 He beareth Saturn, a Papal Crown..Sol: with two Labells pendant Luna. This is born by the name of Crownall.
1820 P. B. Shelley Ode in Prometheus Unbound 194 Bind, bind every brow With crownals of violet, ivy, and pine.
1839 L. J. Bernays tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. 237 Your crownals of flowers in silence are wreathing.
1865 S. Evans Brother Fabian's MSS 81 I would melt yon crownal into chessmen.
1890 G. Barlow From Dawn to Sunset iii. 424 With what gold crownals would the kingcups reign!
a1967 J. Masefield in D. L. Dodds John Masefield (1994) i. 49 In the gold of her crownal White flowers were fair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
crownaladj.
/ˈkraʊnl/, U.S. /ˈkraʊn(ə)l/ Somewhat rare.† 1. Anatomy. Designating the frontal bone of the skull. Cf. coronal adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [adjective] > front of skull > frontal bone
crownal1553
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postfrontal1840
prefrontal1851
interfrontal1855
mesethmoid1875
1553 N. Udall tr. T. Geminus Compendiosa totius Anatomie Delinatio sig. B. viiv/2 The bone of the foreheade, whiche some men call the crownall [L. coronale] bone of the fore parte of the heade.
2. Of or relating to a royal crown or crowns, or a coronation. Cf. coronal adj. 1.
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society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [adjective] > relating to a crown or coronation
crowny1615
coronal1813
crownal1836
1836 Fraser's Mag. 14 256 Her departure placed the crownal rays Of England's throne upon the house which now..Wears..Its diadem upon an honest brow.
1892 H. Monroe Valeria 213 Thine elder sisters..lift foaming cups to pledge thy crownal feast.
1941 B. A. Konkle Life Andrew Hamilton v. 27 Governor Keith recognized Quaker dominance, although plainly seeking clarification of crownal relations. Even at this early date he was deeply interested in naturalization of the foreign settlers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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