annulet

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ānnulus (“small ring”) + -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæn.jʊ.lət/ (General American) /ˈæn.jə.lət/ Rhymes: -ænjʊlət === Noun === annulet (plural annulets) A small ring. (architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column. (heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms. Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae. ==== Derived terms ==== Scotch annulet (Charissa obscurata, Gnophos obfuscata) ==== Translations ==== === References === The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1] === Further reading === annulet (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia annulet (heraldry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia