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coronets

coronets is the plural of coronet.

Meaning of coronet

Noun

coronet (plural coronets)

  1. 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.1813, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Canto I”, in Queen Mab; […], London: […] P. B. Shelley, […], →OCLC, page 6
  2. The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  3. The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
  4. Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  5. Any member of the species Craniophora ligustri of moths.

Questions about coronets

What is coronets the plural of?
Coronets is the plural of coronet.

Words near coronets in the dictionary

  1. coronership
  2. coronerships
  3. coronet
  4. Coronet Bay
  5. coroneted
  6. coronets
  7. coronetted
  8. coronial
  9. coronials
  10. Coronid
  11. coronides

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