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Crown

noun

1.

The Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy.

2.

The part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel.

3.

A wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory.

4.

An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty. Synonym: diadem.

5.

The part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head.

6.

An English coin worth 5 shillings.

7.

The upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant. Synonym: treetop.

8.

The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). Synonyms: crest, peak, summit, tip, top. "They clambered to the tip of Monadnock" , "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

9.

The award given to the champion. Synonym: pennant.

10.

The top of the head. Synonyms: pate, poll.

11.

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth. Synonyms: cap, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown.

12.

The center of a cambered road. Synonym: crest.

verb

1.

Invest with regal power; enthrone. Synonym: coronate.

2.

Be the culminating event. Synonym: top.

3.

Form the topmost part of.

4.

Put an enamel cover on.

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"Crown" Quotes from Famous Books

... investigate. When we reached the place whence the sound of the shot had come—a point where the driveway intersects, with the main road—we found the President's hat. It was a plain silk hat, and upon examination we discovered a bullet-hole through the crown. We searched the locality thoroughly, but without avail. Next day I gave Mr. Lincoln his hat, and called his attention to the bullet-hole. He made some humorous remark, to the effect that it was made by some foolish marksman and was not intended for him; but added that he wished ...

— The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln • Francis Fisher Browne

... king weed of them all. Everywhere his yellow robes were hanging to poles and drying in the warm sun. Everywhere led the conquering war trail of the unkingly usurper, everywhere in his wake was devastation. The iron-weed had given up his purple crown, and yellow wheat, silver-gray oats, and rippling barley had fled at the sight of his banner to the open sunny spaces as though to make their last stand an indignant appeal that all might see. Even the proud woodlands looked ragged and drooping, for here and ...

— The Heart Of The Hills • John Fox, Jr.

... to buy things for the Indian troops, and what would they think of fourpence? Old Jones minimus said sixpence when he got his pocket-money on Saturday; then the Head came out to see what the row was about. When Tommy Brown told him all about it, the Head bid half-a-crown in a loud voice. We cheered, and just then the man who lives next door and who brought his liver home from India shouted out five shillings. Then the Headmaster said ten shillings. Tommy Brown had to clutch hold of the rails. The man who lives next door went red in the neck ...

— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 • Various

... With dewdrops are bright! How pearls have crown'd The plants all around! How sighs the breeze Thro' thicket and trees! How loudly in the sun's clear rays The sweet birds carol ...

— The Poems of Goethe • Goethe

... the shining armour and waving plumes of the Christian warrior, and the gaudy fantastic habiliments of the Moslem. With them appeared the solemn and lugubrious vestments of the ecclesiastical dignitaries, and the coarse habit and shaven crown of the monk. ...

— Gomez Arias - The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. • Joaquin Telesforo de Trueba y Cosio

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