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crown - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'crown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crown
- of Crow
- p. p. of Crow.
2 . Crown [ n.]
- 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.
- A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
- The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
- Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
- Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
- Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
- The topmost part of anything; the summit.
- 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.
- The part of a hat above the brim.
- The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
- 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.
- Same as Corona.
- That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
- The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
- The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
- The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
- The dome of a furnace.
- The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
- 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.
- An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
- To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
- To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
- To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
- To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
- To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.

Meaning of 'crown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crown [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
Example in sentence:
  • the colonies revolted against the Crown
Meaning (2):
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Example in sentence:
  • the region is a few molecules wide at the summit;
  • the view from the peak was magnificent;
  • they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
Meaning (3):
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Example in sentence:
  • tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
4 . crown [ v]
Meaning (4):
- form the topmost part of
Example in sentence:
  • A weather vane crowns the building
Meaning (5):
- put an enamel cover on
Example in sentence:
  • crown my teeth
Meaning (6):
- invest with regal power; enthrone
Example in sentence:
  • The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
Meaning (7):
- be the culminating event
Example in sentence:
  • The speech crowned the meeting