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Definition of Circlet
1. Noun. A small circle.
2. Noun. Decorated metal band worn around the head.
Definition of Circlet
1. n. A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.
Definition of Circlet
1. Noun. A crown without arches or a covering. ¹
2. Noun. A small circle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Circlet
1. a small ring or ring-shaped object [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circlet
Literary usage of Circlet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The crown worn by William L and his successors was a plain circlet heightened
with four ... Henry L appears to have enriched the circlet with gems (fig. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers, and Copyists by John William Bradley (1887)
"... ornamental heads of exquisite design, and in the side border a circlet containing
the date—"Anno Dni ..."
3. The Tomb of Senebtisi at Lisht by Arthur C. Mace, Herbert Eustis Winlock (1916)
"Outer ornaments embedded in the resin circlet and rosettes Two necklaces First
girdle Other objects found outside the mummy wrappings ..."
4. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
""Pis even so The cunning craftsman unto ivory gives New beauty, or with circlet
of bright gold Encloses silver or the Parian stone. ..."
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