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crested
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crested
adj.
having a crest (tuft of feathers; part of a coat of arms; highest point; ridge)
crest
v.
reach the top; form a ridge or crest; decorate with a crest
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Crest
Crest or CREST may refer to:
Buildings
- The Crest (Huntington, New York), listed on U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
- "The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York
- Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerland
- Crest House, a building, now in ruins, at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado
- Crest Theatre, a historic theatre in downtown Sacramento, California
- Crest Theatre, formerly Majestic Crest Theatre, Los Angeles, California
- Crest Theatre, in Old School Square, Delray Beach, Florida
- Cresting, ornamental iron work on Second Empire architecture
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crested
Adjective
1. bearing an heraldic device
(similar) adorned, decorated
(classification) heraldry
2. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife"
(synonym) topknotted, tufted
(similar) adorned, decorated
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
3. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
(synonym) plumed
(similar) adorned, decorated
crest
Noun
1. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
(hypernym) line
(derivation) cap
2. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
(synonym) peak, crown, top, tip, summit
(hypernym) topographic point, place, spot
(hyponym) hilltop, brow
(derivation) cap
3. the center of a cambered road
(synonym) crown
(hypernym) top, top side, upper side, upside
(part-holonym) road, route
4. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
(hypernym) emblem
(part-holonym) coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry
(classification) heraldry
5. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
(hyponym) tuft
Verb
1. lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
(synonym) cap
(hypernym) lie
(derivation) peak, crown, top, tip, summit
2. reach a high point; "The river crested last night"
(hypernym) peak
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Crested
(imp. & p. p.)
of Crest
of Crest
(a.)
Having a crest.
Having a crest.
(a.)
Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head.
Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head.
(a.)
Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft.
Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft.
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crested
In artillery and naval fire support, a report which indicates that engagement of a target or observation of an area is not possible because of an obstacle or intervening crest. 1/3/77
masqué
Terme utilisé en artillerie et en appui feu naval pour indiquer qu'en raison d'un obstacle ou d'un masque, il est impossible de prendre à partie un objectif ou d'observer une zone de terrain. 1/3/77
