ANNULET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does annulet mean? 

• ANNULET (noun)
  The noun ANNULET has 2 senses:

1. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring

2. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column

  Familiarity information: ANNULET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANNULET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("annulet" is a kind of...):

armorial bearing; bearing; charge; heraldic bearing (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)

Domain category:

heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

annulet; bandelet; bandelette; bandlet; square and rabbet

Hypernyms ("annulet" is a kind of...):

molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)

 Context examples 

Here were the gold mullets of the Pakingtons, the sable and ermine of the Mackworths, the scarlet bars of the Wakes, the gold and blue of the Grosvenors, the cinque-foils of the Cliftons, the annulets of the Musgraves, the silver pinions of the Beauchamps, the crosses of the Molineaux, the bloody chevron of the Woodhouses, the red and silver of the Worsleys, the swords of the Clarks, the boars'-heads of the Lucies, the crescents of the Boyntons, and the wolf and dagger of the Lipscombs.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)