wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
(noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coronal (comparative more coronal, superlative most coronal)
Relating to a crown or coronation.
(astronomy) Relating to the corona of a star.
(botany) Relating to the corona of a flower.
(phonetics) Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.
(anatomy) Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).
• (phonetics): interdental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatoalveolar, alveopalatal, palatal
• (phonetics): labial, dorsal, radical, laryngeal
coronal (plural coronals)
A crown or coronet.
A wreath or garland of flowers.
The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
(phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.
coronal (plural coronals)
Obsolete form of colonel.
• Locarno, caloron
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"o*nal (kr"-nal or, esp. in science, k-r"nal; 277), a. Etym: [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. Abney.
2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation. The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. Milton.
3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the frontoparietal suture.
Cor"o*nal, n.
1. A crown; wreath; garland. Spenser.
2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronæ or garlands. Hooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
