CPage 766
- English Word 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.
- English Word Crown Definition A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
- English Word Crown Definition The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
- English Word Crown Definition Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
- English Word Crown Definition Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
- English Word Crown Definition Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
- English Word Crown Definition The topmost part of anything; the summit.
- English Word 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.
- English Word Crown Definition The part of a hat above the brim.
- English Word Crown Definition The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
- English Word 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.
- English Word Crown Definition Same as Corona.
- English Word Crown Definition That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
- English Word Crown Definition The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- English Word Crown Definition The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
- English Word Crown Definition The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- English Word Crown Definition The dome of a furnace.
- English Word Crown Definition The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- English Word Crown Definition A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- English Word Crown Definition A size of writing paper. See under Paper.