carcanet
Example Sentences
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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
I might as well leave a thief to take care of my gold carcanet as leave thee alone with Belasez.
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Emily Sarah Holt
We asked him what a carcanet was, but he wouldn't say.
From The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. (Edith) Nesbit
I give thee, love, a carcanet With all the rainbow splendor set, Of diamonds that drink the sun.
From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various
"By Jove!" said the Marquis, "this carcanet here Has been worn scores of times by my dowager-aunt!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 by Various
