crowned

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adjective
  1. characterized by or having a crown (often used in combination): a crowned signet ring; a low-crowned fedora.

  2. originating from or founded on the royal crown or its associated dignity, sovereignty, etc.: crowned despotism.

Origin of crowned

1
First recorded in 1200–50, crowned is from the Middle English word crouned.See crown, -ed2

Other words from crowned

  • su·per·crowned, adjective

Words Nearby crowned

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How to use crowned in a sentence

  • Myiozetetes similis texensis (Giraud): Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher.

  • And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.

  • Then when my hair had been parted and smoothed down, I crowned myself with my campaign hat at the dashingest possible tilt.

  • Many of the officials had on high-crowned hats decorated with bunches of feathers and crimson tassels.

    Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
  • It was crowned by a wide-brimmed bowler hat which the man wore pressed down upon his ears like a Jew pedlar.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer