coroune

Middle English

/kuˈruːn(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • An important, symbolic, or significant piece of headwear:
  • That which belongs or pertains to a monarch:
  • The crown, peak or apex of one's head.
  • A patch of shaved hair usually of a monk.
  • The capitulum of a flower or the area of a fruit corresponding to it.
  • A depiction, likeness, or representation of a crown.
  • A piece of non-British currency with a crown on it.
  • (Judaism) A golden stripe surrounding important historic Jewish artifacts.
  • (rare) A candle holder; a candelabrum.

Etymology

Borrowed from coroune derived from Latin corōna (crown, garland, wreath) derived from Ancient Greek κορώνη (wreath, garland, a type of crown, perhaps shearwater, anything curved, anything curved hooked, crown, a type of sea-bird, tip, end, something curved, point, curved stern of a ship, crow, a crow).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κορώνη

Gloss

wreath, garland, a type of crown, perhaps shearwater, anything curved, anything curved hooked, crown, a type of sea-bird, tip, end, something curved, point, curved stern of a ship, crow, a crow

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

烏

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