·vi To form a crest.
II. Crest ·noun The ridge or top of a wave.
III. Crest ·noun The upper curve of a horse's neck.
IV. Crest ·noun The top line of a slope or embankment.
V. Crest ·noun The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
VI. Crest ·noun The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
VII. Crest ·vt To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
VIII. Crest ·vt To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes.
IX. Crest ·noun The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, ·etc.
X. Crest ·noun 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.
XI. Crest ·noun 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.
XII. Crest ·noun 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.