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noun
1.
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
2.
a similar ornamental headgear worn by a person designated king or queen in a pageant, contest, etc.
3.
an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory, athletic or military distinction, etc.
4.
the distinction that comes from a great achievement.
5.
EXPANDthe power or dominion of a sovereign.
6.
(often initial capital letter) the sovereign as head of the state, or the supreme governing power of a state under a monarchical government.
7.
any crownlike emblem or design, as in a heraldic crest.
8.
the top or highest part of anything, as of a hat or a mountain.
9.
the top of the head: Jack fell down and broke his crown.
10.
Dentistry.
a.
the part of a tooth that is covered by enamel.
b.
an artificial substitute, as of gold or porcelain, for the crown of a tooth.
11.
the highest point of any construction of convex section or outline, as an arch, vault, deck, or road.
12.
the highest or most nearly perfect state of anything.
13.
an exalting or chief attribute.
14.
the acme or supreme source of honor, excellence, beauty, etc.
15.
something having the form of a crown, as the corona of a flower.
16.
17.
the crest, as of a bird.
18.
Architecture.
a.
a termination of a tower consisting of a lanternlike steeple supported entirely by a number of flying buttresses.
b.
any ornamental termination of a tower or turret.
19.
Also called button. Horology. a knurled knob for winding a watch.
20.
any of various coins bearing the figure of a crown or crowned head.
21.
a former silver coin of the United Kingdom, equal to five shillings: retained in circulation equal to 25 new pence after decimalization in 1971.
22.
the monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden: a krona or krone.
23.
the koruna of Czechoslovakia.
24.
a crimped metal bottle cap.
25.
26.
Cookery. crown roast.
28.
a drill bit consisting of a metal matrix holding diamond chips.
29.
Also called head. Nautical. the part of an anchor at which the arms join the shank.
30.
Machinery.
a.
a slight convexity given to a pulley supporting a flat belt in order to center the belt.
b.
a slight convexity given to the outer faces of the teeth of two gears so that they mesh toward their centers rather than at the ends.
31.
a size of printing paper, 15 × 20 inches (38 × 51 cm). Compare double crown.
32.
Nautical, Machinery. swallow1 (def. 12).
33.
Knots. a knot made by interweaving the strands at the end of a rope, often made as the beginning of a back splice or as the first stage in tying a more elaborate knot.
34.
COLLAPSEa crownpiece.
verb (used with object)
35.
to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power.
36.
to place a crown or garland upon the head of.
37.
to honor or reward; invest with honor, dignity, etc.
38.
to be at the top or highest part of.
39.
EXPANDto complete worthily; bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion: The award crowned his career.
40.
Informal. to hit on the top of the head: She crowned her brother with a picture book.
41.
to give to (a construction) an upper surface of convex section or outline.
42.
to cap (a tooth) with a false crown.
43.
Checkers. to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row.
44.
COLLAPSEKnots. to form a crown on (the end of a rope).
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verb (used without object)
45.
Medicine/Medical. (of a baby in childbirth) to reach a stage in delivery where the largest diameter of the fetal head is emerging from the pelvic outlet.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English coroune, cr(o)une < Anglo-French coroune < Latin corōna wreath; see corona
1125–75; Middle English coroune, cr(o)une < Anglo-French coroune < Latin corōna wreath; see corona
Related forms
crown·less, adjective
re·crown, verb (used with object)
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crown
early 12c., from Anglo-Fr. coroune, from O.Fr. corone, from L. corona "crown," originally "wreath, garland," related to Gk. korone "anything curved, kind of crown." (O.E. used corona, directly from L.) Extended to coins bearing the imprint of a crown (early 15c.), especially the British silver 5-shilling
EXPANDpiece. Also monetary units in Iceland, Sweden (krona), Norway, Denmark (krone), and formerly in Ger. Empire and Austria-Hungary (krone). Meaning "top of the skull" is from c.1300. The verb is from late 12c. Crown-prince is 1791, a translation of Ger. kronprinz.
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Medical Dictionary
crown (kroun)
n.
The top or highest part of bodily structure, especially the head.
The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line.
An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
To put a crown on a tooth.
To reach a stage in labor when a large segment of the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal orifice. Used of a fetus or the head of a fetus.
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