annulet
English
editEtymology
editLatin ānnulus (“small ring”) + -et.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈæn.jʊ.lət/
- (General American) /ˈæn.jə.lət/
- Rhymes: -ænjʊlət
Noun
editannulet (plural annulets)
- A small ring.
- (architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
- (heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
- Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editring-shaped molding at the top of a column
References
edit- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
Further reading
edit- annulet (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- annulet (heraldry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia