annulet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle
    roundel.
    • a hollow roundel
  2. noun molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
    bandelette; square and rabbet; bandelet; bandlet.
  3. noun a small ring

WordNet


An"nu*let noun
Etymology
Dim. of annulus.
Definitions
  1. A little ring. Tennyson.
  2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.
  3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge.
  4. (Zoöl.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.

Webster 1913