Word Meanings - DIADEM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. See Indri. -- Diadem spider , the garden spider. (more info) 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet,

Additional info about word: DIADEM

An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. See Indri. -- Diadem spider , the garden spider. (more info) 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence , also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem." Milton. 2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DIADEM)

• Wreath Chaplet
• garland
• crown
• diadem

Related words: (words related to DIADEM)

• CROWN SIDE
  See OFFICE
• CROWNED
  1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with one crest." Shak. "Crowned with conquest." Milton. With surpassing
• GARLANDLESS
  Destitute of a garland. Shelley.
• CROWNER
  A coroner. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL. 2. Etym:
• CROWNLAND
  In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• CROWN-SAW
  A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion. Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
• WREATHLESS
  Destitute of a wreath.
• WREATHE
  1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. Spenser. 2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular
• CROWNLESS
  Without a crown.
• WREATH-SHELL
  A marine shell of the genus Turbo. See Turbo.
• CROWN COLONY
  A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.
• DIADEM
  An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. See Indri. -- Diadem spider , the garden spider. (more info) 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet,
• CROWNPIECE
  A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. A coin See Crown, 19.
• CROWN-POST
  See KING-POST
• CROWNLET
  A coronet. Sir W. Scott.
• GARLAND
  of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. 1. The crown of a king. Graffon. 2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal;
• CROWN-IMPERIAL
  A spring-blooming plant of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.
• CHAPLET
  A small chapel or shrine.
• WREATHEN
  Twisted; made into a wreath. "Wreathen work of pure gold." Ex. xxviii. 22.
• ENGARLAND
  To encircle with a garland, or with garlands. Sir P. Sidney.
• UNCROWN
  To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.
• DISCROWN
  To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.
• INTERWREATHE
  To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. Lovelace.
• INWREATHE
  Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. Milton.
• ENDIADEMED
  Diademed.
• TRIPLE-CROWNED
  Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.