tiara

«tiara» in Mova's school dictionary: a small crown, often decorated with jewels, worn on the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a tiara, tiaras)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tiara is a small crown, often decorated with jewels, worn on the head by women and girls, like princesses and queens at special events. tree →

2) (church, history) The papal tiara was a tall triple crown once worn by popes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, girls may wear toy tiaras for dressing up, birthdays or weddings. In stories and history, princesses and queens wear tiaras at balls and royal events. Phrases: «a sparkly tiara», «wear a tiara», «a diamond tiara».

examples

• The princess wore a sparkly tiara. tree →
• I wore a plastic tiara to my birthday party. tree →
• The queen's diamond tiara is kept safe in a museum. tree →
• The bride had a small tiara in her hair. tree →
• The fairy costume came with a wand and a tiara. tree →
• Popes once wore a tall triple tiara. tree →

note

Countable. Pronounced «tee-AR-uh». A tiara is smaller than a crown and usually sits at the front of the head.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tiara» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.