- carcanet
- noun Etymology: Middle French carcan Date: circa 1530 archaic an ornamental necklace, chain, collar, or headband
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Carcanet — Car ca*net (k[aum]r k[.a]*n[e^]t), n. [Dim. fr. F. carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal, a chain of precious stones, LL. carcannum, fr. Armor. kerchen bosom, neck, kelchen collar, fr. kelch circle; or Icel. kverk troat, OHG. querca… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carcanet — [kär′kə net΄] n. [dim. of Fr carcan, iron collar, as on pillories < ML carcannum < Frank * querkbann < or akin to ON kverkband, neck band] Archaic an ornamental collar, band, or necklace, usually of gold and often jeweled … English World dictionary
carcanet — noun /ˈkɑːkənɛt/ A richly decorative collar. Like stones of worth they thinly placed are, / Or captain jewels in the carcanet … Wiktionary
Carcanet Press — Infobox Company name = Carcanet Press type = Publishing House genre = foundation = 1969 founder = location city = Manchester location country = England location = locations = key people = Michael Schmidt industry = products = services =… … Wikipedia
carcanet — /kahr keuh net , nit/, n. a woman s ornamental circlet for the hair, often of gold decorated with jewels or pearls. [1520 30; carcan choker < MF, equiv. to carc throat ( < Gmc) + an ring ( < L anus) + ET] * * * … Universalium
carcanet — car·ca·net … English syllables
carcanet — car•ca•net [[t]ˈkɑr kəˌnɛt, nɪt[/t]] n. jew a woman s ornamental, usu. jeweled headband or necklace • Etymology: 1520–30; MF carcan choker … From formal English to slang
carcanet — n. jewelled necklace or collar … Dictionary of difficult words
carcanet — … Useful english dictionary
carcant — Carcanet Car ca*net (k[aum]r k[.a]*n[e^]t), n. [Dim. fr. F. carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal, a chain of precious stones, LL. carcannum, fr. Armor. kerchen bosom, neck, kelchen collar, fr. kelch circle; or Icel. kverk troat, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
