crest
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English creste, from Old French creste (modern crête), from Latin crista.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛst
[edit] Noun
crest (plural crests)
- A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an 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.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- (heraldry): A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
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[edit] Translations
animal’s or bird’s tuft
plume
bearing
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horse's neck.
ridge or top of a wave
summit
[edit] Verb
crest (third-person singular simple present crests, present participle cresting, simple past and past participle crested)
- Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
