carcanet

Example Sentences

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In a few moments, the five women sat crowned with carcanets of living fire.

From Angel Island by Gillmore, Inez Haynes

So Lovelace in his poem, The empress spreads her carcanets.

From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel

Emerald-green, they dotted shapes fantastic: circles, arcs, and crescents;—atolls all, or coral carcanets, begemmed and flashing in the sun.

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman

There Cupid strikes Money in love with the Prodigal, makes her dote upon him, give him jewels, bracelets, carcanets, etc.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben

I protest it is enough, that you but take knowledge of my—if your ladyships want embroidered gowns, tires of any fashion, rebatues, jewels, or carcanets, any thing whatsoever, if you vouchsafe to accept— CUP.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben