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- Dictionarycirclet/ˈsəːklɪt/
noun
- 1. a circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament.
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a circular decoration, especially for the head, or a piece of jewellery in the shape of a circle: The girls pick the flowers and twist them into circlets they put on their heads. The necklace is a delicate circlet of gold, wired with pearls and diamonds. Fewer examples.
noun. cir· clet ˈsər-klət. Synonyms of circlet. : a little circle. especially : a circular ornament. Examples of circlet in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
A small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Circlet is an old-fashioned word for a small circle. You could talk about a bride putting a circlet of gold on her groom's finger, or describe a doughnut as a circlet of sweet dough fried in hot oil. Classically, a circlet referred to a crown — a circle made of fine metal and jewels.
1. A small circle, especially a circular ornament. 2. A semi-circular band, often made of intricately cut metal, worn around the head as a crown or for special occasions as by a bride during a wedding. [Middle English cerclet, from Old French, diminutive of cercle, circle; see circle.]
Definition of circlet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Filter. noun. A small circle, especially a circular ornament. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A ring or circular band worn as an ornament. Webster's New World. A crown without arches or a covering. Wiktionary. A round body; an orb. Wiktionary. (UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. Wiktionary. Synonyms: hoop
circlet in American English. (ˈsɜrklɪt ) noun. 1. a small circle. 2. a ring or circular band worn as an ornament. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Circlet definition: a small circle.. See examples of CIRCLET used in a sentence.
A circlet is a crown with neither arches nor a cap. Many ancient crowns were circlet in style, notably the original St. Edward's Crown, the coronation crown of English monarchs, which was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth of England.
