coronet
/ˈkɔɹənɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
noun
The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
noun
Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
Example Sentences
- "[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully."
- "Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood."
Etymology
From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹənɪt/
- British English: /ˈkɒɹənɪt/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.