Carcanet

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  • noun. A jeweled necklace, collar, or headband.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Anecklace or collar of jewels.
  • noun. A circlet of gold and jewels worn as an ornament for the hair.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A richly decorative collar.
  • Word Usage
    "A-drooping.] [Footnote 6: A carcanet is a necklace, diminutive from old French"
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    armlet  bandeau  book  broidery  cassis  
    variant
    carcant  carkanet