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Cordon vs Circlet - What's the difference?

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Cordon is a related term of circlet.


As nouns the difference between cordon and circlet

is that cordon is lace, string while circlet is a small circle.

cordon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
  • A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
  • (cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
  • (botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    circlet

    English

    (wikipedia circlet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small circle.
  • A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
  • A crown without arches or a covering.
  • * Spenser
    • Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled.
  • A round body; an orb.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • * Milton
    • Fairest of stars that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet .
  • (UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
    • (Halliwell)