carcanet

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A thousand reflections danced and flickered about the little room as it revolved in the sunlight, glowing and glittering like the sparkles from a carcanet of jewels.

From The Pagans by Bates, Arlo

On her white bosom hung a priceless carcanet of limpid diamonds, and through the heavy tresses of her bronze-coloured hair was coiled a string of lustrous pearls.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael

And thou wert best of Truth, the first in grace Of all rich gems in Virtue’s carcanet; Then should I not love thee and give thee place Above all love of sense on woman set?

From Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost by Blaeu, Willem

"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

Each one wore an iron carcanet, and the crowd was never weary of coming to gaze at them.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave