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n. - Margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof; A small crown.

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  • Beside this, there were nearly three hundred very fine pearls, twelve of which were set in a gold coronet.
  • Are you sure this Vandyked sort of a coronet is right for the lion to dance on?
  • “My Lady”: her coronet is the same as that of an Earl.
  • The coronet was the largest gold piece in circulation in Mazonia.
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  • The "cornet" (musical instrument similar to a trumpet) player wore a "coronet" (a tiny crown) for the parade.
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