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crest

[krest] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.

2.	the head or top of anything.

3.	a ridge or ridgelike formation.

4.	the foamy top of a wave.

5.	the point of highest flood, as of a river.

6.	the highest point or level; climax; culmination.

7.	a tuft or other natural growth on the top of the head of an animal, as the comb of a rooster.

8.	anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft.

9.	the ridge of the neck of a horse, dog, etc.

10.	the mane growing from this ridge.

11.	an ornament or heraldic device surmounting a helmet.

12.

a helmet.

13.	a ridge running from front to back along the top of a helmet; comb.

14.	Heraldry. a figure borne above the escutcheon in an achievement of arms, either on a helmet or by itself as a distinguishing device.

15.	Anatomy. a ridge, esp. on a bone.

16.	a ridge or other prominence on any part of the body of an animal.

17.	Architecture. a cresting.

18.	Machinery. (in a screw or other threaded object) the ridge or surface farthest from the body of the object and defined by the flanks of the thread. Compare root (def. 14a).

–verb (used with object)

19.	to furnish with a crest.

20.	to serve as a crest for; crown or top.

21.	to reach the crest or summit of (a hill, mountain, etc.).

–verb (used without object)

22.	to form or rise to a crest, as a wave or river.

23.	to reach the crest or highest level: Interest in the project has crested.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME creste < OF < L crista

]

—Related forms

crested, adjective

crestless, adjective

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crest (krěst) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal.
2. An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers.
3. A ridge or an appendage on a plant part, such as on a leaf or petal.
4. A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet.
5. A helmet.
6. Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
7. A representation of such a device.
8. The top, as of a hill or wave.
9. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
1. A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet.
2. A helmet.
3. Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
4. A representation of such a device.
5. The top, as of a hill or wave.
6. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
1. Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
2. A representation of such a device.
3. The top, as of a hill or wave.
4. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
1. The top, as of a hill or wave.
2. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
The ridge on a roof.

v. crest·ed, crest·ing, crests

v. tr.

To decorate or furnish with a crest.
To reach the crest of: crested the ridge.

v. intr.

To form into a crest or crests: waves cresting over the seawall.
To reach a crest: The swollen river crested at 9 P.M.

[Middle English creste, from Old French, from Latin crista; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
crest

c.1312, from O.Fr. creste "tuft, comb," from L. crista "tuft, plume," perhaps related to word for "hair," but also used for crest of a cock or a helmet, replaced O.E. hris. Crestfallen (1589) comes from cockfighting.

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crest
noun
1.	the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2.	the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak]
3.	the center of a cambered road [syn: crown]
4.	(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
5.	a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
verb
1.	lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: cap]
2.	reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

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crest (krěst) Pronunciation Key

The part of a wave with greatest magnitude; the highest part of a wave. Compare trough. See more at wave.

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crest (krěst)
n.
A projection or ridge, especially of bone; cresta.

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Crest Hill, IL (city, FIPS 17458) Location: 41.56627 N, 88.10506 W
Population (1990): 10643 (3827 housing units)
Area: 18.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Cedar Crest, NM Zip code(s): 87008

Hazel Crest, IL (village, FIPS 33695) Location: 41.57230 N, 87.68940 W
Population (1990): 13334 (4811 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60429

Pine Crest, TN (CDP, FIPS 58240) Location: 36.29730 N, 82.30554 W
Population (1990): 3821 (1546 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Wildwood Crest, NJ (borough, FIPS 81200) Location: 38.97235 N, 74.83875 W
Population (1990): 3631 (4772 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

East Hazel Crest, IL (village, FIPS 21904) Location: 41.57635 N, 87.64970 W
Population (1990): 1570 (608 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, MA (CDP, FIPS 27147) Location: 42.07474 N, 70.65979 W
Population (1990): 2205 (1038 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

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Crest

Crest\ (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.]

1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. --Darwin.

[Attack] his rising crest, and drive the serpent back. --C. Pitt.

2. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet.

Stooping low his lofty crest. --Sir W. Scott.

And on his head there stood upright A crest, in token of a knight. --Gower.

3. (Her.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.

4. The upper curve of a horse's neck.

Throwing the base thong from his bending crest. --Shak.

5. The ridge or top of a wave.

Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. --Sir W. Scott.

6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.

Now the time is come That France must vail her lofty plumed crest. --Shak.

8. (Arch.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.

The finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes called crests. --Parker.

9. (Engin.) The top line of a slope or embankment.

Crest tile, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle.

Interior crest (Fort.), the highest line of the parapet.