carcanet

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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

Beyond the harbour's mouth the riding-lights of the Mevagissey fishing fleet ran like a carcanet of faint jewels, marking the unseen horizon of the Channel.

From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I give thee, love, a carcanet With all the rainbow splendor set, Of diamonds that drink the sun.

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

You have £2000 worth of jewels over what is in the paper; but the carcanet shall be forthcoming.

From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Stephen, Harry Lushington, Sir

Each one wore an iron carcanet, and the crowd was never weary of coming to gaze at them.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave