I. crown 1 W3 /kraʊn/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: corone , from Latin corona 'circle of leaves put on someone's head, crown' , from Greek korone ]
1 . HAT FOR KING/QUEEN [countable]
a) a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads
b) a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour
2 . COUNTRY’S RULER the crown
a) the position of being king or queen:
The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France.
b) the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen:
He has retired from the service of the Crown.
3 . TOOTH [countable] an artificial top for a damaged tooth
4 . HEAD [usually singular] the top part of a hat or someone’s head
crown of
auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head
a hat with a high crown
5 . HILL [usually singular] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill
crown of
They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town.
The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.
6 . SPORTS [usually singular] the position you have if you have won an important sports competition:
Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?
He went on to win the world crown in 2001.
7 . MONEY [countable]
a) the standard unit of money in some European countries:
Swedish crowns
b) an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.
8 . PICTURE [countable] a mark, sign, ↑ badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality
II. crown 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: coroner , from Latin coronare , from corona ; ⇨ ↑ crown 1 ]
1 . to place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen ⇨ coronation :
Louis was crowned at Reims in 814.
crown somebody (as) king/queen etc
In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar.
2 . to give someone a title for winning a competition:
She was crowned Wimbledon champion.
3 . to make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc
crown somebody with something
a long career crowned with a peaceful retirement
4 . be crowned with something literary having something on top:
every hill is crowned with a walled village
5 . to put a protective top on a damaged tooth
6 . informal to hit someone on the head