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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wreath |
| Synonyms: | band, bead, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, fillet, garland, necklace, ornament, rosary |
| Notes: | a long string of beads for prayer is a rosary; a short string is a chaplet |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiara for royalty |
| Synonyms: | chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, diadem, garland, headband, headdress, wreath |
| Main Entry: | garland |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material, usually hung |
| Synonyms: | bays, chaplet, coronal, crown, festoon, honors, laurel, palm, wreath |
| Main Entry: | tiara |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crown |
| Synonyms: | chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown jewels, diadem, garland, headband, headdress, miter, royal crown, wreath |
| Notes: | a coronet is a small crown and a tiara is a jeweled coronet |
| Main Entry: | fillet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastener |
| Synonyms: | band, bandeau, chaplet, crown, fish, garland, headband, listel, meat, molding, ribbon, ridge, slice, snood, strip, tape, wreath |
| Notes: | a boned piece of meat is a filet (preferred in U.S.) or fillet, a thin slice of meat is an escalope, and a thick slice is a steak; a fillet/filet is a narrow band (from Latin filum 'thread') - as in a band of nerve or muscle fiber |
| Main Entry: | wreath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circular decoration |
| Synonyms: | band, bay, bouquet, chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown, festoon, garland, laurel, lei, loop, ring, ringlet |
| Notes: | a wreath is a (usually) circular decoration of flowers; wreathe means 'to proceed on a repeatedly curving course' |
| Main Entry: | rosary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beads |
| Synonyms: | chaplet, prayers |
| Notes: | a long string of beads for prayer is a rosary; a short string is a chaplet |
| Main Entry: | coronet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | band |
| Synonyms: | anadem, chaplet, circle, crown, diadem, headband, headdress, tiara, wreath |
| Notes: | a coronet is a small crown and a tiara is a jeweled coronet |
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