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coronet

/ˈkɔɹənɪt/ noun C2
  1. A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
  2. The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  3. The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
  4. Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  5. Any member of the species Craniophora ligustri of moths.

Plural coronets

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Cordelia was a regal brunette with a coronet of midnight hair and duskly flashing eyes.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 204 · C1
He bestowed the same attention upon the cambric front of a shirt, which had considerably changed in color since his entrance into the prison, and he polished his varnished boots with the corner of a handkerchief embroidered with initials surmounted by a coronet.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1037 · C1

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