单词 | crownlet |
释义 | crownletn. A small crown; spec. a small or insignificant royal crown. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > crown > small coroneta1513 crownlet1530 1530 in Ancestor 9 (1904) 180 A rammes hede silver standynge upon a dukes crounelet. 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts i. iii. 12/2 A black streak running along his [sc. a wild ass's] back, fairly distinguisht here, and there by snow-white crownlets [L. niveis..corollis]. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel v. ii. 129 The chief, whose antique crownlet long Still sparkled in the feudal song. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ii. 11 English crowns, Hanoverian crownlets. 1950 A. R. Kelly Eleanor of Aquitaine & Four Kings xi. 115 He..procured the crownlet, and..gave example to that august convocation by first offering his own homage to the little prince. 2003 A. Massie Arthur the King ii. iv. 102 He himself led the advance, with his crownlet on his helmet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530 |
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