circlet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːklɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɝklɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′klit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir•clet /ˈsɜrklɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small circle.
  2. Jewelrya ring or ring-shaped ornament.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir•clet  (sûr′klit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small circle.
  2. Jewelrya ring.
  3. Jewelry, Clothinga ring-shaped ornament, esp. for the head.
  • Middle French
  • 1475–85; circle + -et; replacing late Middle English serclett

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
circlet / ˈsɜːklɪt/
  1. a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French cerclet a little circle
'circlet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anklet - bracelet - carcanet - circle - circus - coronet - crown - diadem - ray - ring - slave bracelet

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