— coronetlike , adj.
/kawr"euh nit, -net', kor"-, kawr'euh net", kor'-/ , n.
1. a small crown.
2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.
3. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
4. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
5. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
6. Also called crest coronet . Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.
[ 1350-1400; ME corounet. See CROWN, -ET ]