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tiar

tiar noun: a tiara.

Noun

tiar (plural tiars)

  1. (archaic, poetic) A tiara.
    • Of beaming sunny rays, a golden tiar / Circled his head, nor less his locks behind / Illustrious on his shoulders, fledge with wings, / Lay waving round; […]1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    • A tiar on his head of curious frame1816, James Hogg, Mador of the Moor (poem)

Forms of tiar

pluraltiars

Origin of tiar

Compare French tiare. See tiara.

Questions about tiar

What does tiar mean?
Tiar means a tiara.
What part of speech is tiar?
Tiar is a noun.
What is the plural of tiar?
The plural of tiar is tiars.

Words near tiar in the dictionary

  1. Tiaoyutai
  2. Tiaoyutai Islands
  3. tiapamil
  4. tiapride
  5. tiaprofenic acid
  6. tiar
  7. tiara
  8. tiara'd
  9. tiarae
  10. tiaraed
  11. tiaraless

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