·- ·p.p. of Crow.
II. Crown ·noun The dome of a furnace.
III. Crown ·- of Crow.
IV. Crown ·noun The part of a hat above the brim.
V. Crown ·noun The topmost part of anything; the summit.
VI. Crown ·noun ·same·as Corona.
VII. Crown ·noun The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
VIII. Crown ·noun Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
IX. Crown ·noun Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
X. Crown ·noun The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
XI. Crown ·noun The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
XII. Crown ·noun The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
XIII. Crown ·noun That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
XIV. Crown ·noun A size of writing paper. ·see under Paper.
XV. Crown ·noun Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
XVI. Crown ·noun A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, ·etc.
XVII. Crown ·noun An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
XVIII. Crown ·noun To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
XIX. Crown ·noun To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
XX. Crown ·noun A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
XXI. Crown ·noun The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
XXII. Crown ·noun The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign;
— with the definite article.
XXIII. Crown ·noun To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
XXIV. Crown ·noun 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.
XXV. Crown ·noun To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to Adorn; to Dignify.
XXVI. Crown ·noun To form the topmost or finishing part of; to Complete; to Consummate; to Perfect.
XXVII. Crown ·noun 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.
XXVIII. Crown ·noun 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.
XXIX. Crown ·noun 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.