ferronnière

noun

A headband that encircles the wearer's forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre.

OriginFrench ferronnière →
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Meanings

nounferronnière (plural ferronnières)

plural ferronnières

  1. A headband that encircles the wearer's forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre.

Origin

  1. Frenchferronnière
  2. Englishferronnière

Unadapted borrowing from French ferronnière

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APA

ferronnière. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferronni%C3%A8re

MLA

“ferronnière.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferronni%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferronnière,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferronni%C3%A8re.

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