CROWN

I. noun Usage: often attributive see: raven Date: 12th century a reward of victory or mark of honor, a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty ; diadem , the highest part: as, the topmost part of the skull or head, the summit of a mountain, the head of foliage of a tree or shrub, the part of a hat or other headgear covering the ~ of the head, the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this, a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head, 5. something resembling a wreath or ~, the knurled cap on top of a watch stem, 6. often capitalized a. imperial or regal power ; sovereignty , the government under a constitutional monarchy, monarch , something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish ; culmination , 8. any of several old gold coins with a ~ as part of the device, an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings, 9. koruna , krona , krone , 10. the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge, the thick arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it, ~ed adjective ~less adjective II. verb Etymology: Middle English corounen, from Anglo-French coroner, from Latin coronare, from corona Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to place a ~ or wreath on the head of, to recognize officially as , to award a championship to , to bestow something on as a mark of honor or recompense ; adorn , surmount , top , to bring to a successful conclusion ; climax , to provide with something like a ~: as, to fill so that the surface forms a ~, to put an artificial ~ on (a tooth), to hit on the head, intransitive verb to burn rapidly through the tops of trees