tiara B2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /tiˈɑɹə/ UK /tiˈɑːrə/ See IPA manual Freq #17861 Meanings 1 noun a jeweled ornamental headpiece worn on formal occasions The bride wore a small diamond tiara with her veil. 2 noun a high ceremonial crown, especially the historic three-tiered papal crown The papal tiara is preserved in the museum's collection of ceremonial objects. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a jeweled ornamental... coronetdiadem 2 noun · a high ceremonial crown,... papal crown Word family Forms tiaras Derived forms tiaraed Related forms crowndiademcoronetheaddress Etymology Through Latin tiara from Greek tiara, a word for a high eastern headdress, probably borrowed from an Iranian language. English later applied it to papal and jeweled ceremonial crowns. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tiara **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tiˈɑɹə/ **IPA (UK):** /tiˈɑːrə/ **Frequency rank:** 17861 ## Meanings 1. a jeweled ornamental headpiece worn on formal occasions 2. a high ceremonial crown, especially the historic three-tiered papal crown ## Examples - The bride wore a small diamond tiara with her veil. - The papal tiara is preserved in the museum's collection of ceremonial objects. ## Synonyms - coronet - diadem - papal crown ## Derived Forms - tiaraed ## Related Forms - crown - diadem - coronet - headdress ## Etymology Through Latin tiara from Greek tiara, a word for a high eastern headdress, probably borrowed from an Iranian language. English later applied it to papal and jeweled ceremonial crowns. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown