circlet
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The King, in a light summer suit, spoke a few quiet words of welcome, wearing a circlet of feathers and a scarf that had been draped ceremonially around his shoulders.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
The first English king shown on a coin wearing a crown or circlet was Athelstan, who died in 939, according to the Royal Household website.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2022
Finally the exasperated Newport pushed down on Powhatan’s shoulders and forced him to stoop low enough to get the circlet on his head.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
He lay silent, seeing from the circlet moon in a window that it was late.”
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015
‘What in the name of wonder?’ began Merry, feeling the golden circlet that had slipped over one eye.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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