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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Carcanet

/(kär"kȧ*nĕt)/ · Car·ca·net · IPA /ˈkɑɹkənɛt/

01 n. A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar.

[Dim. fr. F. carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal, a chain of precious stones, LL. carcannum, fr. Armor. kerchen bosom, neck, kelchen collar, fr. kelch circle; or Icel. kverk troat, OHG. querca throat.]

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A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar.

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