tiara

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  1. noun An ornamental, often jeweled, crownlike semicircle worn on the head by women on formal occasions.
  2. noun The triple crown worn by the pope.

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  • But not tonight, tonight the tiara is a crown of spikes, whose glittering red letters proclaim a different title: Madam Rose's Flower Garden Hardhands closes his eyes against the flashes, feeling all the blood in his head blushing downward into his pinchy toes. —  FSF, July 2006
  • I think the tiara is a great knitting gadget to get you in the mood of Knitting Queen. —  The Knitting Doctor
  • The paper block kit has 'great gift' written all over it (and yes, the tiara is a little frou-frou-ish, but that's what a tiara is, so deal with it). —  Better Living Through Design
  • This tiara is among the more baroque of [Shirara's] efforts, kissed in gold and strung with a very long white satin ribbon. —  Better Living Through Design
  • The top of the building will look like a tiara, a fitting crown sitting atop the Queen City. —  Cincinnati Local News Headlines | WCPO.com
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin tiāra, turban, headband, from Greek tiārā.

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  1. Formerly also tiar; from French tiare = Spanish Portuguese Italian tiara; from Latin tiara, tiaras, from Greek τιάρα, τιάρας, τιήρης, the head-dress of the Persian kings; origin unknown.
 

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