a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor
a Renaissance portrait of a noble woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal
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Recent Examples of coronalThe 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, 8 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for coronal
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crown
Noun
The colors were inspired by our surrounding environment – violet crown skies and the green canopies of our parks and trails.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Jabari came to hold that crown and was the zoo’s first lion to share a habitat with an adult female and cubs — a historic and rare feat at zoos.
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