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English Dictionary: Annulet by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annulet
n
  1. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel"
    Synonym(s): annulet, roundel
  2. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
    Synonym(s): annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet
  3. a small ring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annulet \An"nu*let\, n. [Dim. of annulus.]
      1. A little ring. --Tennyson.
  
      2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc.,
            used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used,
            several times repeated, under the Doric capital.
  
      3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a
            surface or round an organ.
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