/kres"ting/ , n.
1. Archit. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
2. Furniture. ornamentation either carved or sawed in the top rail of a piece or else added to it.
3. a system of ornamental ridges or flutes on a piece of plate armor.
[ 1865-70; CREST + -ING 1 ]