coronal

¹cor·o·nal

noun \ˈkȯr-ə-n^əl, ˈkär-\

Definition of CORONAL

: a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity

Variants of CORONAL

cor·o·nal also cor·o·nel \ˈkȯr-ə-n^əl, ˈkär-\

Examples of CORONAL

1. <a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal>

Origin of CORONAL

Middle English coronal, from Anglo-French, from Latin coronalis of a crown, from corona

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CORONAL

Synonyms: chaplet, crown (also coronel), coronet, diadem

Related Words: anadem [archaic], tiara; garland, laurel

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