carcanet
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And let Those hard-faced worldlings prematurely old Gnaw their thin lips with vain desire to get Portia's fair fame or Lesbia's carcanet, Or crown of Caesar or Catullus, Apicius' lampreys or Crassus' gold!
From Songs from Vagabondia by Richard Hovey
But to Him, His pauper’s mat of straw was an eternal throne of glory, and His heavy chains a sovereign’s carcanet.
From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
We asked him what a carcanet was, but he wouldn't say.
From The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. (Edith) Nesbit
The wife brought the jewels to the Hoop Tavern, and from there they were taken to Mr. Tryon's, where they were examined, and none were found missing except a carcanet jewel.
From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen
Mid carcanet and coronet, Where joy-lamps shine and flowers are set— Where England's chivalry are met, Behold me, Nora!
From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray
