Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small circle, especially a circular ornament.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A little circle; a ring-shaped ornament or article of dress, especially for the head; a chaplet; a head-band.
- n. An orb or a disk-shaped body.
- n. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
Wiktionary
- n. A crown without arches or a covering.
- n. A small circle.
- n. A round body; an orb.
- n. UK, dialect A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.
- n. A round body; an orb.
- n. Prov. Eng. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small circle
- n. decorated metal band worn around the head
Etymologies
- Middle English cerclet, from Old French, diminutive of cercle, circle; see circle. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And with the circlet was a small purse of scaled hide.”
“B. G.) which graced the board with its plastic forms, suggestive of the most pleasing objects, -- the spiral ringlets pendent from the brow of beauty, -- the magic circlet, which is the pledge of plighted affection, -- the indissoluble knot, which typifies the union of hearts, which organs were also largely represented; this exceptional delicacy would at any other time have claimed his special notice.”
“B. G.) which graced the board with its plastic forms, suggestive of the most pleasing objects, -- the spiral ringlets pendent from the brow of beauty; the magic circlet, which is the pledge of plighted affection, -- the indissoluble knot, which typifies the union of hearts, which organs were also largely represented; this exceptional delicacy would at any other time have claimed his special notice.”
“The knowledge of it compressed her thoughts like a cast-iron circlet.”
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“As Leah stood, the long ribbons that hung from the delicate circlet draped gracefully over her shoulders and down her back.”
“Although her dress was borrowed, the women had told her the circlet must be prepared just for her, a keepsake to put away to honor her marriage.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘circlet’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 126 more...
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EN - archaic words
abide, abjure, abroad, adamant, afield, aforetime, aghast, anon, apace, argent, assuage, aught and 328 more...
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Letterrorists
A bunch of -let words, emphasis on the diminutive. Feel free to neologize.
booklet, flatlet, haslet, nutlet, platelet, streamlet, varlet, aglet, gablet, leaflet, piglet, ringlet and 504 more...
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A taste for small things
Diminutives
screamlet, pip, purrlet, mannikin, nipperkin, munchkin, dodkin, elfkin, bootikin, dudeen, boreen, jackeen and 40 more...
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circle
ensō, ring, ngoeloe, ponilti, pongokpu, whirl, coil, band, halo, almucantar, cromlech, gyre and 52 more...
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hats and headgear
Everything hats,things with hoods,hoods,scarves,crowns,useful
adjectival forms,hat expressions,
alternate spellingsbabushka, balaclava, bamoral, baseball cap, beanie, bearskin, beaver hat, beret, billycock, biretta, boater, bobble hat and 422 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (C)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
cacophony, cad, cajole, calamity, camomile, camphor, candlemas, candy apple, canopy, canticle, caparison, caravan and 304 more...
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Favorite Words
i love words.
ricochet, clavicle, etymology, equivocate, decoupage, dillydally, effervescent, flimflam, haberdashery, hullabaloo, debacle, juxtapose and 210 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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ash
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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Seven
turnskin, therianthrope, mimic, mimical, mimetic, animagus, selkie, incantatory, cynanthrope, therianthropy, nagual, pooka and 200 more...
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The Romance of the Rose
Words and phrases from the thirteenth century poem Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun.
The Romance of th..., Roman de la Rose, Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun, Macrobius, Scipio, verdure, rose, heart-sweet, hard heart, needlecase, zigzag lacing and 65 more...
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head wear
head-where: head-ware: head (at)tire
sallet, kangol, halo, peruke, cockade, tam, beret, helmet, hood, circlet, phylactery, chignon and 51 more...
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Encountered in reading
rill, quadroon, befurbelowed, manifold, promulgating, muster-day, hogshead, potations, rubicund, tophet, toper, ferule and 44 more...
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trappings of royalty
various regalia
regalia, crown, crown jewels, tiara, diadem, circlet, coronet, sceptre, robe, ermine, mantle, toga and 20 more...
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