Crown
[kraʊn]
Definition
(noun.) the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head.
(noun.) an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty.
(noun.) a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory.
(noun.) the center of a cambered road.
(noun.) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; 'tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown'.
(noun.) the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel.
(noun.) the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; 'the colonies revolted against the Crown'.
(noun.) the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant.
(noun.) an English coin worth 5 shillings.
(verb.) be the culminating event; 'The speech crowned the meeting'.
(verb.) put an enamel cover on; 'crown my teeth'.
(verb.) invest with regal power; enthrone; 'The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey'.
(verb.) form the topmost part of; 'A weather vane crowns the building'.
Typed by Edmund--From WordNet
Definition
(-) of Crow
(-) p. p. of Crow.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
(n.) The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
(n.) Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
(n.) Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
(n.) Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
(n.) The topmost part of anything; the summit.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The part of a hat above the brim.
(n.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Same as Corona.
(n.) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
(n.) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
(n.) The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
(n.) The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
(n.) The dome of a furnace.
(n.) The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
(n.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
(n.) A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
(n.) To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
(n.) To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
(n.) To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
(n.) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
(n.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
Inputed by Brenda
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Diadem.[2]. Royalty, kingly power, sovereignty.[3]. Coronet, coronal, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays.[4]. Dignity, honor, reward, recompense, honorary distinction.[5]. Top, summit, crest.
v. a. [1]. Put a crown upon, invest with a crown.[2]. Adorn, dignify, honor.[3]. Recompense, reward, requite.[4]. Perfect, complete, finish, consummate.
Checked by Jeannette
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Complete, consummate, seal, conclude
ANT:Mar, spoil, frustrate
SYN:Top, crest, summit, head, brow, apex
ANT:Basement, base, bottom, floor, pavement, pedestal, foundation, foot, sole
Typed by Ernestine
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a crown, prognosticates change of mode in the habit of one's life. The dreamer will travel a long distance from home and form new relations. Fatal illness may also be the sad omen of this dream. To dream that you wear a crown, signifies loss of personal property. To dream of crowning a person, denotes your own worthiness. To dream of talking with the President of the United States, denotes that you are interested in affairs of state, and sometimes show a great longing to be a politician.
Checker: Trent
Examples
- The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The four sat down, to breakfast, on the coffee, and some hot rolls and ham which the Dodger had brought home in the crown of his hat. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Instead of it, a new supreme court of judicature was established, consisting of a chief justice and three judges, to be appointed by the crown. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Crown Prince is always in opposition to the crown or hankering after it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She admires a flower (pink camellia japonica, price half-a-crown), in my button-hole. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And another coming, I'll lay half-a-crown. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- An earthquake-proof steel palace for the Crown Prince of Japan is one of the modern applications of steel in architecture. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The exultation and joy of the Pickwickians knew no bounds, when their patience and assiduity, their washing and scraping, were crowned with success. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- India is still the empire of the Great Mogul, but the Great Mogul has been replaced by the crowned republic of Great Britain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The wreath on her bonnet crowned her well. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With the Hanoverian Dynasty England became--as the _Times_ recently styled her--a crowned republic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Prince ceased to be a single and secretive Machiavellian schemer, and became merely the crowned symbol of a Machiavellian scheme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 781 he caused one of his sons, Pepin, who did not outlive him, to be crowned King of Italy in Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Poland was not simply a crowned aristocratic republic like the British, it was a paralyzed crowned aristocratic republic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An six hundred crowns, said Isaac, the good Prior might well pay to your honoured valours, and never sit less soft in his stall. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- While failure is sometimes the outcome of the water-finder’s attempts, success as often and, indeed, according to the testimony of Professor Barrett, more often crowns his efforts. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They have been turning out half-crowns by the thousand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I shook these two half-crowns out of him, says the constable, producing them to the company, in only putting my hand upon him! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Six hundred crowns, said the leader, gravely; I am contented--thou hast well spoken, Isaac--six hundred crowns. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Antony wore a crown in Egypt, and the Roman emperors also wore crowns of various forms, from the plain golden fillet to the radiated or rayed crown. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He sold the King a copy for seven hundred and fifty crowns, and private citizens copies at smaller prices. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But the _Clermont_, in spite of all prophecies to the contrary, had traveled under her own steam from New York to Albany, and the trip was the crowning event in Fulton’s career as inventor. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- When the house has been swept and garnished, they dress up the exiled vices, and, crowning them with garlands, bring them back under new names. Plato. The Republic.
- She took the congratulations of her rivals and of the rest of the company with the simplicity that was her crowning grace. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- This interregnum has lasted as long as that between the fall of the Western Empire and the crowning of Charlemagne in Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That's the crowning point of unreason in the business! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Margaret had resolved not to mention the crowning and closing affright to her father. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It is the crowning glory of the place. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Editor: Sallust