冠かん纓えい

noun

crown string; chin strap of a crown

Refers to the cord or string attached to a traditional crown (冠) to secure it under the chin. This is a specialized historical term, rarely encountered outside descriptions of ancient East Asian court attire.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの冠かんには、冠かん纓えいと呼よばれる紐ひもが付ついていた。

  Ancient Chinese crowns had a cord called a 冠纓.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで冠かん纓えいの実じつ物ぶつを見みた。

  I saw an actual crown string at the museum.