carcanet
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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 Rafael Sabatini
Her ruff was of point lace, and round her throat she wore a carcanet of pearls, while other precious stones glistened in her dusky tresses.
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
Paragon of jewels enchased in a carcanet of dazzling brilliants!
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
"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
Rowena opened the small silver-chased casket, and perceived a carcanet, or neck lace, with ear-jewels, of diamonds, which were obviously of immense value.
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
