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of Crow |
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p. p. of Crow. |
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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. |
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A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors,
kings, princes, etc. |
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The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the
sovereign; -- with the definite article. |
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Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. |
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Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or
finish. |
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Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. |
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The topmost part of anything; the summit. |
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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. |
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The part of a hat above the brim. |
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The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the
top or grinding surface of a tooth. |
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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. |
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Same as Corona. |
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That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the
shank. |
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The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level
line. |
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The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. |
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The upper range of facets in a rose diamond. |
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The dome of a furnace. |
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The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters. |
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A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark
of the clerical state; the tonsure. |
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A size of writing paper. See under Paper. |
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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. |
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An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the
paper is stamped with a crown. |
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To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest
with royal dignity and power. |
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To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or
recompense; to adorn; to dignify. |
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To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to
consummate; to perfect. |
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To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the
middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley. |
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To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis,
or the summit of the breach. |