coronet
noun
- crown at the top of a coat of arms
- small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ / /kɒɹəˈnɛt/ / /ˈkɔɹənɪt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).
- A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
“[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.”
“Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood.”
- The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.