circlet

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English

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Richard II of England wearing a circlet (3)

Etymology

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From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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circlet (plural circlets)

  1. A small circle.
  2. A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head.
  3. A crown without arches or a covering.
  4. A round body; an orb.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      Fairest of stars [] that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet.

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