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Coronet vs Cronet - What's the difference?

coronet | cronet |

As nouns the difference between coronet and cronet

is that coronet is a small crown worn by a noble in the british system, they are worn only at coronations the german equivalent is adelskrone while cronet is the coronet of a horse.

coronet

English

(wikipedia coronet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small crown worn by a noble. In the British system, they are worn only at coronations. The German equivalent is Adelskrone .
    • ''Kind hearts are more than coronets,
    And simple faith than Norman blood.'' -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, ''Lady Clara Vere de Vere
  • (heraldry) A heraldic representation of a small crown, usually on a noble's coat of arms.
  • The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  • The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry
  • Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  • A species of moth, Craniophora ligustri .

    • Synonyms

    (junior commissioned officer) * ensign (infantry equivalent of the cavalry coronet) * second lieutenant (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

    Anagrams

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    cronet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The coronet of a horse.
    • (Webster 1913)