Corʹonet.

A crown inferior to the royal crown. A duke’s coronet is adorned with strawberry leaves above the band; that of a marquis with strawberry leaves alternating with pearls; that of an earl has pearls elevated on stalks, alternating with leaves above the band; that of a viscount has a string of pearls above the band, but no leaves; that of a baron has only six pearls.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Cornish Hug
Cornish Language
Cornish Names
Cornish Wonder (The)
Cornubian Shore (The)
Cornu-copia
Cornwall
Coronach
Coronation Chair
Coroner
Coronet
Coronis
Corporal Violet
Corporation
Corps de Garde (French)
Corps Diplomatique (French)
Corps Legislatif (French)
Corpse Candle
Corpus Christi [body of Christ]
Corpus Delicti (Latin)
Corpuscular Philosophy