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cor·o·net I. \|kȯrə|net, |kär-, usu -ed.+V; esp Brit ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_nə̇t\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French coronette, from Old French coronete, from corone crown + -ete -ette 1. a. : a small or lesser crown usually signifying a high rank below that of a sovereign b. : crown 2. : something resembling or suggesting a coronet: as a. : an ornamental wreath, circlet, or band for the head usually for wear by women on formal occasions b. : a small structure resembling a crown: (1) : the lower part of a horse's pastern where the horn terminates in skin (2) : the burr of an antler (3) : a terminal circle of small spines or hairs (as on the genitalia of certain arthropods) 3. : a card sequence in some card games (as vint) consisting of three or more cards in any suit or three or four aces held in one hand 4. : a white band in the habit of certain Catholic sisterhoods that encircles the face and to which a black veil is pinned II. transitive verb (coroneted or coronetted ; coroneted or coronetted ; coroneting or coronetting ; coronets) : to provide with a coronet: a. : to raise to a rank or position that warrants the wearing of a coronet; especially : to raise to such a rank in an official ceremony < the coroneting of a May queen > b. : to decorate or adorn with a coronet < a heraldic shield bearing a coroneted miter > < plain and coroneted designs — Charles Hasler > |