crest
nounEtymology
From Middle English creste, from Old French creste (modern French crête) and perhaps continuing Old English cræsta (“crest, tuft, plume”); both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *cresta, from Latin crista. Doublet of crista. The informal meaning “design, logo” (noun sense 11) stems from a misinterpretation of the heraldic noun sense 4, which specifically refers to the object placed on top of the helm.
Definitions
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a…
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, 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 plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
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A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for…
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 helm or head, as typical of a high spirit
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.
A ridge along the surface of a bone.
A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or…
A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
- the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.
To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest
To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm / Crested the world.
- groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow
To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
- Like as the shining skie in summers night, / What time the dayes with scorching heat abound, / Is creasted all with lines of firie light
Acronym of comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony, the five types of…
Acronym of comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony, the five types of verbal support used to enhance an oral presentation.
A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
crestal, crest cloud, crestfallen, crestfish, crestie, crestless, crestlike, crestline, crest-tailed mulgara, crest tile, cresyl, flamecrest, great crest, helmetcrest, hillcrest, iliac crest, increst, infratemporal crest, interior crest, neural crest, neural crest syndrome, neurocrest, Pacific Crest, plovercrest, ride the crest of the wave, sagittal crest, Scotch crest, undercrest
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at crest. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at crest. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at crest
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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