circlet

circlet

English

picture of Richard II of England wearing a circlet

Etymology

From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.

Noun

circlet (plural circlets)

1. A small circle.
2. A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
3. A crown without arches or a covering.
   • Spenser

     Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled.

4. A round body; an orb.

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   • Milton

     Fairest of stars […] that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet.

5. (Britain, dialectal) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.

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Translations

a small circle

Bulgarian: кръгче n (krǎgče) Hungarian: köröcske Ido: ringo (io)

Italian: cerchiello m Spanish: circulito m

ornament worn on the head

Italian: cerchiello m

a crown without arches or a covering

Bulgarian: диадема (bg) f (diadema)

Hungarian: diadém

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Spanish: (please verify) tiara (es) f