carcanet
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With gifts they shall be sent, Gifts to the bride to spare their banishment, Fine robings and a carcanet of gold.
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
On her dress was no ornament whatever, neither was there a ring on her hand, or a necklace or carcanet about her neck.
From The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
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 Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I had a carcanet that I was determined to give a girl, in exchange.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
The wife brought the jewels to the Hoop Tavern, and from there they were taken to Mr. Tryon's, where they were examined, and none were found missing except a carcanet jewel.
From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen
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