tiara

     

A tiara (from Persian تاره tara aopted in Latin as 'tiara') is a form of crown. There are two possible types of crown that this word can refer to.

Trivia about tiara

  • At her wedding, Kate Middleton wore a diamond one of these, her something borrowed (from the Queen)
  • Latin for a royal Persian headdress, it's Miss America's crowning glory
  • The name of this jeweled coronet worn by princesses is from the Greek for "turban"