corona

n. See Coranach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). [ 1913 Webster ]

The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. Abney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A crown; wreath; garland. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronæ or garlands. Hooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a crowning. ] (Zool.) The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A small bone in the foot of a horse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used informally to mean heart attack. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. “Coronary thorns.” Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]