circlet

Simple crown substitute

A circlet is a small circular band worn as an ornament, especially around the head.

Less elaborate than a crown, a circlet might be worn by minor nobility or as decorative jewelry: a silver circlet set with gems, a simple circlet of flowers in her hair.

headwear

diadem

Jeweled band of royalty

  • tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
  • coronetSmall noble's circlet
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

headband · fillet · wreath · chaplet · garland · headpiece · headdress · bandeau · coiffure · hairpiece

jewelry

ring

Closed curve shape

armlet · anklet · torque · torc · choker · necklace · pendant · brooch · cameo · locket

mythology

halo

Luminous ring overhead

  • nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
  • aureoleRadiant ring around head
  • coronaStar's outermost atmosphere

laurel · wreath · diadem · amulet · talisman · charm · torc · scepter · artifact · relic

shape

ring

Closed curve shape

  • hoopRigid circular frame
  • loopCurve closing on itself
  • bandGroup playing music together

round · arc · curve · coil · spiral · orbit · annulus · torus · wheel

royalty

crown

Sovereign's ornamental headpiece

  • diademJeweled band of royalty
  • tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
  • coronetSmall noble's circlet

regalia · throne · coronation · monarch · queen · king · prince · princess · sovereign · nobility

Categories
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headwear formality/authority

circletimperial crown

Sovereign's formal headpiece

crown · royal crown · state crown · regalia · triple crown

geometric form

circletstraight line

Undeviated continuous path

line · square · rectangle · triangle · polygon

Phrases
Family

circle, encircle, circling, semicircle, circled, encircled, encircling, encirclement, circlets

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