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a crown that learned restraint, balancing power on the head and never the chin
means A jeweled, semicircular ornamental headpiece worn at the front of the head, smaller than a full crown and typically worn by women on formal occasions.
from From Latin tiara, borrowed from Greek tiára, which named the tall, ornate headdress worn by ancient Persian kings and nobles. The Greeks likely picked the word up from a Persian source, though its deeper roots are uncertain. So the word traveled from the towering peaked caps of Persian royalty into the delicate jeweled arc we know today — the headgear shrank, but the air of royalty stayed.
- name origin
- From an ancient Persian headdress worn by kings
- angle matters
- Worn tilted back, never flat like a crown
- royal rule
- Traditionally only married women wear them
- convertible kind
- Many detach into necklaces and brooches
- papal version
- Popes wore triple tiaras until 1963
hope diamond tiara — smithsonian institution's 45.52-carat diamond set in platinum, worn by marie antoinette
vladimir tiara — emerald and diamond tiara made in 1874 for russian grand duchess, later worn by princess michael of kent