tiara

noun

1
: a 3-tiered crown worn by the pope
2
: a decorative jeweled or flowered headband or semicircle for formal wear by women

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Captured by Tina Barney, the campaign featured a pageant theme complete with tiaras and sashes. Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024 The set comes with a white dress adorned with a tooth design and matching tiara and wand for the Tooth Fair and a pullover sleeveless tooth costume for...well, the tooth. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 Princess Diana and Dalton loved to push the boundaries with her hair, which had to be styled every which way, including with a myriad of tiaras and hats atop her head that completed her look. Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024 Hepburn famously worked with fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, and their collaboration on Tiffany's resulted in one of the most iconic screen looks of all time with Holly's tiny tiara, string of pearls, sunglasses, and little black dress. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tiara 

Word History

Etymology

Latin, royal Persian headdress, from Greek

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tiara was in 1616

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“Tiara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiara. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

tiara

noun
ti·​ara tē-ˈar-ə How to pronounce tiara (audio) -ˈer- How to pronounce tiara (audio)
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1
: a crown worn by the pope
2
: a decorative headband worn by women on special occasions

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