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ˈkɑr kəˌnɛt, -nɪtcar·canet

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  1. carcanetnoun

    A richly decorative collar.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Carcanetnoun

    A chain or collar of jewels.

    Etymology: carcan, Fr.

    Say, that I linger’d with you at your shop,
    To see the making of her carcanet. William Shakespeare, Comedy of Errours.

    I have seen her beset and bedeckt all over with emeralds and pearls, and a carcanet about her neck. George Hakewill, on Providence.

Wikipedia

  1. carcanet

    Carcanet Press is a publisher, primarily of poetry, based in the United Kingdom and founded in 1969 by Michael Schmidt. In 2000 it was named the Sunday Times millennium Small Publisher of the Year.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Carcanetnoun

    a jeweled chain, necklace, or collar

  2. Etymology: [Dim. fr. F. carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal, a chain of precious stones, LL. carcannum, fr. Armor. kerchen bosom, neck, kelchen collar, fr. kelch circle; or Icel. kverk troat, OHG. querca throat.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Carcanet

    kär′ka-net, n. a collar of jewels. [Carcan, an obsolete word for an iron collar used for punishment—Low L. carcannum, from Teut.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carcanet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carcanet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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