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English

Etymology

From {{term|corona|lang=la||wreath}}

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A reward of victory or a mark of honor.
  2. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
  3. A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry
  4. A wreath or band for the head.
  5. Imperial or regal power.
  6. The topmost part of the head.
  7. The highest part a hill.
  8. The top part of a hat.
  9. The raised centre of a road.
  10. The highest part of an arch.
  11. Splendor, finish, culmination.
  12. : crown achievement
  13. Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)
  14. Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.
  1. The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
  2. The part of a tooth above the gums.
  3. A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
  4. A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling
  5. The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet
  6. In the Context of A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches.
  7. A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location


Synonyms


Antonyms


Derived terms

Translations

  • Dutch: ,
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin: (wángguàn)
  • Chinese Characters: 冠 (guàn)
  • Czech: {{t+|cs|koruna|f}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|kroon|m}}
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|couronne|f}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Krone|f}}
  • Greek, Modern: στέμμα (stémma) , κορώνα (koróna)
  • Hebrew: כתר (keter)
  • Icelandic: {{t-|is|kóróna|f}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|corona|f}}
  • Japanese: 王冠 (おうかん, ōkan), クラウン (kuraun)
  • Kurdish:
  • : Sorani: {{t|ku|تاج|tr=tAj|sc=KUchar}}
  • Latin: {{t-|la|corona|f}}
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|korona|f}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|coroa|f}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|корона|f|tr=koróna|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|венец|m|tr=venéts|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|krona|f}}
  • Spanish: {{t+|es|corona|f}}
  • Swedish:
  • Welsh: coron
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|корона|f|tr=koróna|sc=Cyrl}}
  • French: {{t+|fr|couronne|f}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|венок|m|tr=venók|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin: (wángquán)
  • Czech: {{t+|cs|koruna|f}}
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • Icelandic: {{t-|is|krúna|f}}
  • Italian: {{t-|it|cocuzzolo|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|topo|m}}, {{t+|pt|alta|f}}
  • Russian: макушка (makúška) ; темя (témja)
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|coronilla|f}}
  • French: {{t+|fr|sommet|m}}, {{t+|fr|faîte|m}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|cima|f}}, {{t+|it|vetta|f}}, {{t-|it|cocuzzolo|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cume|m}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|cumbre|f}}
  • French: {{t+|fr|milieu|m}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|centro|m}}
  • Dutch:
  • French: {{t+|fr|clef|f}}
  • Italian: {{t-|it|chiave di volta|f}}
  • Dutch:
  • French: {{t+|fr|fond|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|copa|f}}
  • Dutch:
  • French: {{t+|fr|couronnement|m}}
  • Czech: {{t+|cs|koruna|f}}
  • Dutch:
  • Estonian:
  • Finnish:
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|крона|f|tr=króna|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin: (chǐguān)
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • Italian: {{t+|it|corona|f}}
  • Russian: {{t-|ru|коронка|f|tr=korónka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|krona|f}}
  • French: {{t+|fr|couronne|f}}
  • Greek, Modern: κορώνα (koróna)
  • Italian: {{t+|it|capsula|f}}
  • Russian: {{t-|ru|коронка|f|tr=korónka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish:
  • Italian: {{t+|it|diamante|m}}

Adjective

  1. Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
  2. : crown prince
  3. Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
  4. : a crown fire


Translations

Verb

  1. To place a crown on the head of.
  2. To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.
  3. To declare (someone) a winner.
  4. Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
  5. : The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.
  6. In the Context of To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
  7. In the Context of In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
  8. : “Crown me!” I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.


Translations

  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin: (jiāmiǎn)
  • Dutch:
  • French:
  • German:
  • Icelandic:
  • Latin:
  • French:

Derived terms


See also


Category:Currency Category:Headgear Category:Paper sizes

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crown \Crown\ (kr?n),
p. p. of Crow. [Obs.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF.
corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath;
akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L.
curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn.
Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet.]
1. 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. "An olive branch and laurel crown." --Shak.
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They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix.
25.
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Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a
crown of life. --Rev. ii. 10.
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2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors,
kings, princes, etc.
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Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is
usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a
circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and
imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and
ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious
stones.
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3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the
sovereign; -- with the definite article.
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Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the
crown. --Blackstone.
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Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and
military servants of the crown. --Macaulay.
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4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
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There is a power behind the crown greater than the
crown itself. --Junius.
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5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity,
or finish.
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The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found
in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi.
31.
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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov.
xvi. 4.
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6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
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Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. --Milton.
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7. The topmost part of anything; the summit.
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The steepy crown of the bare mountains. --Dryden.
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8. 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.
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From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches.
--Shak.
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Twenty things which I set down:
This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. --Bunyan.
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9. The part of a hat above the brim.
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10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum;
also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
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11. (Arch.) 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.
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12. (Bot.) Same as Corona.
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13. (Naut.)
(a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to
the shank.
(b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a
level line.
(c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a
cable. --Totten.
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14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
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15. The dome of a furnace.
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16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric
perimeters.
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17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head,
as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
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18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
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19. 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.
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20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the
paper is stamped with a crown.
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Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the
true circle of the sun.

Crown antler (Zool.), the topmost branch or tine of an
antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines
springing from the rim.

Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of
steam-boiler furnace.

Crown glass. See under Glass.

Crown imperial. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.

Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign
while wearing the crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to
sale the crown jewels." --Milton.

Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the
sovereign.

Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions.
[Eng.]

Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal
cases. [Eng.]

Crown octavo. See under Paper.

Crown office. See in the Vocabulary.

Crown paper. See under Paper.

Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary.

Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne.

Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary.

Crown scab (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the
corners of a horse's hoof.

Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the
furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.


Crown shell. (Zool.) See Acorn-shell.

Crown side. See Crown office.

Crown tax (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value,
which was required annually from the Jews by the king of
Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. --1 Macc. x. 20.

Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary.

Crown work. See in the Vocabulary.

Pleas of the crown (Engl. law), criminal actions.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crown \Crown\ (kroun), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowned (kround);
p. pr. & vb. n. Crowning.] [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien,
crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr.
corona a crown. See Crown, n.]
1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to
invest with royal dignity and power.
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Her who fairest does appear,
Crown her queen of all the year. --Dryden.
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Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor." --Shak.
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2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or
recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
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Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor.
--Ps. viii. 5.
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3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to
consummate; to perfect.
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Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill.
--Byron.
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One day shall crown the alliance. --Shak.
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To crown the whole, came a proposition. --Motley.
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4. (Mech.) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher
at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine
pulley.
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5. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the
glacis, or the summit of the breach.
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To crown a knot (Naut.), to lay the ends of the strands
over and under each other.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr[udd]) or Crowed
(kr[=o]d); p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &
vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.
kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown."
--Bayron.
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The morning cock crew loud. --Shak.
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2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
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3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
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The sweetest little maid,
That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson.
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To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
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Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
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WordNet crown
n 1: the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the
power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies
revolted against the Crown"
2: the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
3: a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
4: an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
[syn: diadem]
5: the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the
head
6: an English coin worth 5 shillings
7: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: capitulum, treetop]
8: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn: peak, crest, top, tip, summit]
9: the award given to the champion [syn: pennant]
10: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll]
11: the center of a cambered road [syn: crest]
v 1: invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned
in Westminster Abbey" [syn: coronate]
2: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn: top]
3: form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the
building"
4: put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
Moby Dictionary
Her Highness , Her Majesty , His Majesty , O , Old Mug , achievement ,
acme , aggrandize , alerion , all , animal charge , anklet ,
annular muscle , annulet , annulus , anoint , apex , apogee , apotheose ,
apotheosize , areola , argent , armlet , armorial bearings , armory ,
arms , aureole , authority , azure , baby tooth , bandeau , bangle , bar ,
bar sinister , baton , bawbee , bays , beads , bean , bearings , beatify ,
bend , bend sinister , bicuspid , bijou , billet , blanket , blazon ,
blazonry , bonnet , bordure , bracelet , bracket capital , breastpin ,
broad arrow , brooch , brow , bucktooth , button up , cadency mark ,
canine , canonize , canton , cap , cap of dignity , cap of maintenance ,
capital , capsheaf , capstone , caput , carry to completion , ceil ,
ceiling , ceiling fixture , chain , chair , chandelier , chaplet ,
charge , charm , chatelaine , chevron , chief , circle , circlet ,
circuit , circumference , circus , cite , civic crown , clean up ,
climax , close out , close up , closed circle , cloud nine ,
coat of arms , cockatrice , coif , coin , complete , conclude ,
consummate , copestone , cork , cornice , corona , corona lucis ,
coronal , coronet , crescent , crest , cross , cross moline ,
crown with laurel , culmen , culminate , culmination , cup , cuspid ,
cutter , cycle , deciduous tooth , decorate , deify , dent , denticle ,
denticulation , dentil , dentition , develop , device , diadem ,
difference , differencing , discus , disk , do honor , do to perfection ,
dogtooth , dollar , dome , dominion , double eagle , doubloon , ducat ,
duodecimo , eagle , earring , edge , eighteenmo , electrolier , elevate ,
emperor , empress , end , ennoble , enshrine , enthrone , ermine ,
ermines , erminites , erminois , escutcheon , eternal return , exalt ,
extreme , extreme limit , extremity , eyetooth , fairy ring , falcon ,
fang , farthing , fess , fess point , field , file , fillet ,
final stroke , final touch , finalize , finish , finish off , finish up ,
finisher , finishing stroke , five-dollar gold piece , fiver , flanch ,
fleur-de-lis , florin , fob , folio , fore tooth , fourpence , fourpenny ,
fret , frost , fur , fusil , gagtooth , gang tooth , garland , gasolier ,
gem , get done , get it over , get through , get through with ,
glamorize , glorify , glory , gold piece , gold tooth , government ,
great seal , griffin , grinder , groat , guinea , gules , gyron ,
half crown , half dollar , half eagle , halfpenny , halo , hard money ,
hat , hatchment , head , heading , headpiece , heaven , heavens , height ,
helmet , heraldic device , high noon , highest degree , highest pitch ,
highest point , honor , honor point , hood , ice , immortalize ,
impalement , impaling , imperial , improve , inaugurate , incisor ,
induct , inescutcheon , install , instate , invest , jewel ,
jurisdiction , king , label , lasso , last stroke , last touch , laurel ,
laurels , limit , lion , lionize , locket , logical circle , loop ,
looplet , loving cup , lozenge , luster , mag , magic circle , magnify ,
make legendary , mantling , marshaling , martlet , mascle , mature ,
maximum , medium , meg , meridian , metal , milk tooth , mite , moidore ,
molar , monarch , monkey , mop up , motto , mountaintop , mullet ,
napoleon , ne plus ultra , necklace , new pence , no place higher ,
noddle , noggin , nombril point , noodle , noon , noose , nose ring , np ,
nth degree , octavo , octodecimo , octofoil , or , orb , orbit , ordinary ,
orle , outtop , overarch , overcast , overlay , overspread , overtop , p ,
pale , palm , palms , paly , pate , pay regard to , pay tribute , peak ,
pean , peg , pence , penny , perfect , permanent tooth , pheon , piece ,
piece of money , piece of silver , pin , pinhead , pinnacle , pitch ,
pivot tooth , place , place in office , point , pole , poll , pony , pot ,
potentate , pound , pound sovereign , praise , precious stone ,
premolar , privy seal , purple , purple pall , purpure , put in ,
quarter , quartering , quarto , queen , quid , radius , raise , realm ,
regalia , render honor to , reward , rhinestone , ridge , ring , ripen ,
robe of state , rod , rod of empire , roll of coins , rondelle , roof ,
roof in , rose , rouleau , round , round out , roundel , royal ,
royal crown , rule , ruler , sable , saint , saltire , sanctify , saucer ,
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