Thesaurus: crested
of Crest
Related headwords
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Definitions
- imp. & p. p. of Crest
- a. Having a crest.
- a. Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head.
- a. Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft.
- adj. bearing an heraldic device
- adj. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
- adj. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume
- 1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. Dryden. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crested bird." Dryden. 3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.
- Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. "The crestedbird." Dryden.
- j:100 s. bearing an heraldic device s. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination s. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume