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Crown

Definition: of Crow

Crown

Definition: p. p. of Crow.

Crown

Definition: A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the
head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable
distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by,
faithful or successful effort; a reward.

Crown

Definition: A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors,
kings, princes, etc.

Crown

Definition: The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the
sovereign; -- with the definite article.

Crown

Definition: Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.

Crown

Definition: Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or
finish.

Crown

Definition: Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.

Crown

Definition: The topmost part of anything; the summit.

Crown

Definition: The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that
part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and
back; also, the head or brain.

Crown

Definition: The part of a hat above the brim.

Crown

Definition: The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the
top or grinding surface of a tooth.

Crown

Definition: The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about
one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.

Crown

Definition: Same as Corona.

Crown

Definition: That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the
shank.

Crown

Definition: The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level
line.

Crown

Definition: The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.

Crown

Definition: The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.

Crown

Definition: The dome of a furnace.

Crown

Definition: The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.

Crown

Definition: A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark
of the clerical state; the tonsure.

Crown

Definition: A size of writing paper. See under Paper.

Crown

Definition: A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a
denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the
value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the
Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly
twenty-seven cents.

Crown

Definition: An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the
paper is stamped with a crown.

Crown

Definition: To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest
with royal dignity and power.

Crown

Definition: To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or
recompense; to adorn; to dignify.

Crown

Definition: To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to
consummate; to perfect.

Crown

Definition: To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the
middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.

Crown

Definition: To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis,
or the summit of the breach.