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TIARA (tee-AHR-uh)
A
type of crown
Common
clues: Pageant crown; Coronet; Princess topper; Crownlet; Jeweled
headpiece; Royal headgear; Runway topper; Pope's crown; Wonder
Woman wears one
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Toddlers,
Tiaras – and Debt: the Costs of Child Beauty Pageants
Video:
Look
at my tiara
Sit
by the homely girl, you'll look better by comparison
~ Debra Maffett, Miss
America 1983
A
tiara
(from Persian tara
borrowed by Latin as
'tiara') is a form of crown. There are two possible types of
crown that this word can refer to.
Traditionally,
the word "tiara" refers to a high crown, often with the
shape of a cylinder narrowed at its top, made of fabric or
leather, and richly ornamented. It was used by the kings and
emperors of some ancient peoples in Mesopotamia. The Assyrians
used to include a pair of bull horns as a decoration and symbol
of authority and a circle of short feathers surrounding the
tiara's top. The Persian tiara was more similar to a truncated
cone, without the horns and feathers but more jewels, and a
conic-shaped tip at its top. In Catholicism, the Papal Tiara is a
high cap surrounded by three crowns and bearing a globe
surmounted by a cross worn by the Pope during certain ceremonies,
being the symbol of his authority. Since Pope Paul VI, set aside
his tiara after the Second Vatican Council, the Papal Tiara has
not been used. Pope Benedict XVI even removed the tiara from his
Coat of Arms, replacing it with a mitre.
In
modern times, however, a tiara is generally a semi-circular band,
often metal-made and decorated with jewels. It is worn by women
around their head or on the forehead. They are frequently used to
"crown" the winners of beauty pageants. The fictional
superheroine Wonder Woman is usually depicted wearing a tiara;
hers can be thrown as a weapon, as can that worn by the character
known as The Pope.
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TIARA
(316) 14 >1 07 Small crown
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Th- >1 08 Coronet
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We+ >1 01 Pageant prize
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Tu >1 06 Pageant crown
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We >1 05 Princess topper
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Mo+ >1 96 Crown
7
We >1 06 Pageant prop
08
Crownlet
6
We >1 01 Jeweled coronet
6
Th- >1 09 Pageant topper
6
We+ >1 02 Regal topper
5
We+ >1 97 Miss America topper
5
Tu+ >1 03 Royal topper
5
Th- >1 05 Sparkling topper
4
Tu >1 00 Jeweled crown
4
Tu- >1 05 Jeweled headdress
4
Tu- >1 98 Jeweled headpiece
4
Th >1 09 Pageant wear
4
Tu- >1 02 Pope's crown
4
Tu >1 02 Royal headgear CROWN
3
Th- >1 95 Bit of regalia
3
Mo+ >1 06 Glittering topper
3
We CSy 99 Homecoming queen's headwear
3
Th- >1 05 It's fit for a queen
3
Tu- >1 05 Miss America's crown
1
Th LAT 05 "Danseuse" artist
1
We NYT 94 Work shoe
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