Corona

ko-ro'na, n. pi. -km, -ne. (Arch. A large, flat member of a cornice. (Anat. The upper surface, as of a tooth. (Astron.) Corolla A luminous appearance surrounding the ___„. moon during a total eclipse of the sun. "' I"r*y (Bot.) A crown-like margin of the top of?„•„„,' a flower an appendage at the top of Awi some petals or seeds. (Meteorol. A circle, peiaiea. am, fame, far, pa or opera, fare end- CORRECT around a luminous body, as the sun or moon; a phase of the aurora borealis, formed by convergence of luminous beams around a point in the heavens. [L., garland, wreath, Gr. korone, curved end of a bow, koronis, -nos, curved.] — Cor'onal, a. Pert, to the kingly crown, or to coronation, or to the crown or top of the head, or (Astron.) to the corona. — ». A crown garland the frontal bone. — Cor'onary, -na-rY, a. Pert, to, or resembling a crown. n. A small bone in a horse's foot. — Corona'tion, n. Act or solemnity of crownimg a sovereign. — Cor'oner, n. An officer of the law appointed to inquire into the manner of a violent death. [LL. cor on at or, one who crowns.] — Cor'onet, n. An inferior crown worn by noblemen an ornamental head dre . (Far.) The upper part of a horse's hoof. [F., dim. of OF. corone, crown.] — Coro'iiis, n. (Gr. Gram.) A sign of contraction placed over a word.