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carcanet
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Over his clustering hair he wore a carcanet of diamonds, surmounted by the precious plumage of the bird of Paradise.
Carcanet, the diminutive of carcan, a chain;—it means a necklace.
And sodaynly caught hir by the hayre of the head, and in steade of a Carcanet placed a roape about her necke.
Nowadays they have restored the carcanet and kept the rivière as well, both terms being in common use.
Each one wore an iron carcanet, and the crowd was never weary of coming to gaze at them.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to carcanet, such as: choker, jewelry, pendant, strand, beads, and lavalliere.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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