annulet

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin annulus (“small ring”).

Noun

annulet (plural annulets)

1. A small ring.
2. (architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column
3. (heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.

Translations

ring-shaped molding at the top of a column

• Portuguese: armila f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]