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Definition: Diadem lemur
Diadem
\Di"a*dem\, n. [F. diad[`e]me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
? to bind round; dia` through, across + ? to bind; cf. Skr.
d[=a] to bind.]
1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by
Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later),
also, a crown, in general.
“The regal diadem.” --Milton.
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2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as
symbolized by the crown.
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3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also
of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center.
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Diadem lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See
Indri.
Diadem spider (Zo["o]l.), the garden spider.
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