p.p. of crow.
2. crown ·noun the dome of a furnace.
3. crown ·- of crow.
4. crown ·noun the part of a hat above the brim.
5. crown ·noun the topmost part of anything; the summit.
6. crown ·noun ·same·as corona.
7. crown ·noun the upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
8. crown ·noun highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
9. crown ·noun imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
10. crown ·noun the bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
11. crown ·noun the area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
12. crown ·noun the rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
13. crown ·noun that part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
14. crown ·noun a size of writing paper. ·see under paper.
15. crown ·noun anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
xvi. crown ·noun a royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, ·etc.
xvii. crown ·noun an ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
xviii. crown ·noun to effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
xix. crown ·noun to cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
xx. crown ·noun a round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
xxi. crown ·noun the part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
xxii. crown ·noun the person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign;
with the definite article.
xxiii. crown ·noun to cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
xxiv. crown ·noun 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.
xxv. crown ·noun to bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
xxvi. crown ·noun to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
xxvii. crown ·noun 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.
xxviii. crown ·noun 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.
xxix. crown ·noun 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.