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coronet

[kawr-uh-net, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈnɛt, ˌkɒr- /


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Seahorses have a particular internal architecture, including a rigid cage of fused bony plates supporting the belly and a bony crown, called a coronet, on the head.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When their sister, Mary, tried to break it up, she “nearly had her coronet knocked flying by the fractious pair.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

The back of the hand has an embroidered ducal coronet above the coat of arms of the family of the Dukes of Newcastle.

From BBC ● May 1, 2023

Carroll enjoys playing the coronet and goes on limited outings a couple of times a week.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2020

She was about the same age as Lyra’s mother, to judge by the look of her in the moonlight, and she wore a little coronet of flowers around her head.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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