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tiara

royal headdress

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An isolated jeweled tiara shown at a three-quarter angle, with a low open-backed silver band and a delicate rising front of gemstone-set arches.
noun

tiara

tee-AR-uh/tiˈɑːrə/

A jeweled ornamental headpiece worn like a crown.

Etymology
tiaraGreekroyal headdress

Greek tiara named a turban-like headdress associated with Persian kings and men of rank. The name later extended to the richly jeweled headband worn in Western fashion.

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