carcanet
Example Sentences
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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
The carcanet of gold That gripped her brow was molten in a dire And wondrous river of devouring fire.
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
My sweet sister shall take her choice of a carcanet among those old-fashioned trinkets.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
I had a carcanet that I was determined to give a girl, in exchange.
From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander
Her ruff was of point lace, and round her throat she wore a carcanet of pearls, while other precious stones glistened in her dusky tresses.
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison