crest
pronunciation
How to pronounce crest in British English:
UK [krest]
How to pronounce crest in American English:
US [ krest]
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- Noun:
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- the top point of a mountain or hill
- the center of a cambered road
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
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- Verb:
- lie at the top of
- reach a high point
Word Origin
- crest
- crest: [14] The original etymological meaning of crest appears to have been ‘tuft of hair’. It comes via Old French creste from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’, which may be related to Latin crīnis ‘hair’ (source of the English biological term crinite ‘hairy’ [16]). If so, crest belongs to the same word family as crinoline. The notion of crest as a ‘surmounting ridge’ is a secondary semantic development, which may have given rise to the word crease.=> crease
- crest (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French creste "tuft, comb" (Modern French crête), from Latin crista "tuft, plume," perhaps related to word for "hair" (such as crinis), but it also was used for crest of a cock or a helmet. Replaced Old English hris.
- crest (v.)
- late 14c., "provide with a crest," from Old French crester, from creste (see crest (n.)). Meaning "to come over the top of" is from 1832. Related: Crested; cresting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. He lurched forward whenever we reached the crest of a hill .
- 2. We climbed to the crest of a hill up earthen stairs built into the hillside .
- 3. Some features , like the crest , might have allowed the dinosaur to attract mates .
- 4. A figure of an animal , possibly from the crest of a helmet
- 5. Just like an ocean crest wine waves begin to break turning frothy if they 're moving too quickly he says .