Word Meanings - CREST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. 4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong

Additional info about word: CREST

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. 4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong from his bending crest. Shak. 5. The ridge or top of wave. Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. Sir W. Scott. 6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. 7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage. Now the time is come That France must vail her lofty plumed crest. Shak. (more info) 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. Darwin. his rising crest, and drive the serpent back. C. Pitt. 2. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the weare; hence, also, the helmet. Stooping low his lofty crest. Sir W. Scott. And on his head there stood upright A crest, in token of a knight. Gower.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CREST)

• Crown
• Top
• crest
• summit
• head
• brow
• apex

Related words: (words related to CREST)

• CROWN SIDE
  See OFFICE
• CROWNED
  1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with one crest." Shak. "Crowned with conquest." Milton. With surpassing
• CROWNER
  A coroner. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL. 2. Etym:
• CROWNLAND
  In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• CROWN-SAW
  A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion. Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
• CRESTLESS
  Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless yeomen." Shak.
• CREST
  A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4. 4. The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong
• CROWNLESS
  Without a crown.
• CRESTFALLEN
  1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak. 2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.
• CROWN COLONY
  A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.
• CROWNPIECE
  A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. A coin See Crown, 19.
• CROWN-POST
  See KING-POST
• CROWNLET
  A coronet. Sir W. Scott.
• CRESTING
  An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
• SUMMITLESS
  Having no summit.
• CROWN-IMPERIAL
  A spring-blooming plant of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.
• SUMMIT
  The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent. (more info) 1. The top; the highest point. Fixed on the summit
• CRESTED
  Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crested bird." Dryden. (more info) 1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. Dryden.
• CROWNET
  1. A coronet. P. Whitehead. 2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . . Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak.
• UNDERCREST
  To support as a crest; to bear. Shak.
• UNCROWN
  To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.
• DISCROWN
  To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.
• TRIPLE-CROWNED
  Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.
• NAPE-CREST
  An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.
• FIRECREST
  A small European kinglet , having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren.
• INCREST
  To adorn with a crest. Drummond.