CarcanetA small chain of jewels for the neck. (French, carcan, an iron collar.) “Like captain jewels in a carcanet.” Shakespeare: Sonnets. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Carcanet from Infoplease:
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