circlet
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circlet
- /ˈsɜːklət/ UK
- /ˈsɜɹklət/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French cerclet, diminutive of cercle.
noun circlets
- A small circle.
- A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head. He wore in addition to his leathern trappings and jewelled ornaments a great circlet of gold about his brow in the exact centre of which was set an immense stone, the exact counterpart of that which I had seen upon the breast of the little old man at the atmosphere plant nearly twenty years before.
- A crown without arches or a covering. Her faire lockes in rich circlet be enrold.
- A round body; an orb. Fairest of stars […] that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet.
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noun a small circle
| Español | circulito |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cerchiello, rotella |
noun ornament worn on the head
| Italiano | cerchiello |
|---|
noun a crown without arches or a covering
| Français | diadème |
|---|
Talk about this word "circlet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/circlet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. circlet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/circlet "circlet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/circlet.
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@misc{circlet_2026,
title = {circlet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/circlet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
