Thesaurus results for CORONET

coronet

noun

ˌkȯr-ə-ˈnet

Definition of coronet

as in crown

a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor the prince wore a small gold coronet to denote his rank

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Recent Examples of coronet The ornamental emblem is topped by another coronet-wearing lion, with feathers around. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025 See Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet or the Iranian Ardabil Carpet, considered the world’s oldest. — Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 Lulu, in her signature curly white wig, dunce cap, and exaggeratedly feminine makeup, and Albert, with his bulbous red nose, would entertain with a lively comedy and musical revue; Lulu played the bagpipes, clarinet, saxophone, coronet, and piano, among other instruments. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025 At the beginning of the show there is the dress, robe and coronet that Princess Elizabeth wore as a child at her parents’ coronation in 1937. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for coronet

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Noun

At sixty-seven, Bragg is bearded and paunchy, with a thinning crown.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Swept in a best-of-five postseason matchup for the first time since the 1980 ALCS against Kansas City, the Yankees ended their 17th straight season without a World Series crown.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of crown

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Right on the touristy Promenade des Anglais, the Villa Masséna houses imperial artifacts—including Napoleon’s death mask and Empress Josephine’s diadem.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The last person to wear the diadem in public was the Queen Mother (aka Queen Elizabeth’s mom, also named Elizabeth).

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of diadem

Noun

Floral garlands, vases, faux windows, buckets, and even a trompe-l’oeil lion skin evoke an atmosphere quite far removed from the typical imagery found in houses in this part of Italy.

— Elena Dallorso, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Those garlands of noise suggest that this show will be geared more toward communal arena rock than introspective bedroom pop.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of garland

Noun

The coronal loops that the scientists were able to identify measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as as thin as 13 miles—making these the smallest coronal loops ever observed.

— Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 May 2018

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