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Meaning of CIRCLET

Pronunciation:  'surklit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  decorated metal band worn around the head
 
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 See Also: adornment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cir"clet\, n.
1. A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having
   the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a
   bracelet, or a headband.
         Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled. --Spenser.
2. A round body; an orb. --Pope.
         Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling
         morn With thy bright circlet.         --Milton.
3. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. [Prov.
   Eng.] --Halliwell.
 
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