annulet

English

Coat of arms with an annulet (sense 3) in the center.

Etymology

From Latin ānnulus (“small ring”) + -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.jʊ.lət/
  • (General American) /ˈæn.jə.lət/
• Rhymes: -ænjʊlət

Noun

annulet (plural annulets)

1. A small ring.
2. (architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
4. (heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
5. Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.

Derived terms

• Scotch annulet (Charissa obscurata, Gnophos obfuscata)

Translations

ring-shaped molding at the top of a column

• Catalan: armil·la f
• Italian: armilla (it) f
• Portuguese: armila f
• Spanish: armilla (es) f

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

Further reading

• annulet (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• annulet (heraldry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia