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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr?) or {Crowed} (kr?d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr & vb n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen G. kr?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. The morning cock crew loud. --Shak. 2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag. 3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson. {To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix 25. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. --Rev. ii 10. 2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc 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. 3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. --Blackstone. Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. --Macaulay. 4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself --Junius. 5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi. 31. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov. xvi. 4. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crown \Crown\ (kr?n), p. p. of {Crow}. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Her who fairest does appear, Crown her queen of all the year. --Dryden. Crown him and say ``Long live our emperor.'' --Shak. 2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify. Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor. --Ps. viii. 5. 3. To form the topmost or finishing part of to complete; to consummate; to perfect. Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill. --Byron. One day shall crown the alliance. --Shak. To crown the whole, came a proposition. --Motley. 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. 5. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. {To crown a knot} (Naut.), to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crown n 1: the crown as a symbol 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 headdress signifying sovereignty [syn: {diadem}] 5: the part of a hat covering the crown of the head 6: the uppermost part of a shape; "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {peak}, {summit}] 7: an English coin worth 5 shillings 8: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {capitulum}, {treetop}] 9: 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}] 10: the award given to the champion [syn: {pennant}] 11: the top of the head [syn: {pate}, {poll}] 12: 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 wheater vane crowns the building" 4: put a crown on "crown my teeth" From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Crown, KY Zip code(s): 41811 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Crown (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest's mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne'zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Sam. 1:10), and also that which was used at the coronation of Joash (2 Kings 11:12). (2.) The more general name in Hebrew for a crown is _'atarah_, meaning a "circlet." This is used of crowns and head ornaments of divers kinds, including royal crowns. Such was the crown taken from the king of Ammon by David (2 Sam. 12:30). The crown worn by the Assyrian kings was a high mitre, sometimes adorned with flowers. There are sculptures also representing the crowns worn by the early Egyptian and Persian kings. Sometimes a diadem surrounded the royal head-dress of two or three fillets. This probably signified that the wearer had dominion over two or three countries. In Rev. 12:3; 13:1, we read of "many crowns," a token of extended dominion. (3.) The ancient Persian crown (Esther 1:11; 2:17; 6:8) was called _kether_; i.e., "a chaplet," a high cap or tiara. Crowns were worn sometimes to represent honour and power (Ezek. 23:42). They were worn at marriages (Cant. 3:11; Isa. 61:10, "ornaments;" R.V., "a garland"), and at feasts and public festivals. The crown was among the Romans and Greeks a symbol of victory and reward. The crown or wreath worn by the victors in the Olympic games was made of leaves of the wild olive; in the Pythian games, of laurel; in the Nemean games, of parsley; and in the Isthmian games, of the pine. The Romans bestowed the "civic crown" on him who saved the life of a citizen. It was made of the leaves of the oak. In opposition to all these fading crowns the apostles speak of the incorruptible crown, the crown of life (James 1:12; Rev. 2:10) "that fadeth not away" (1 Pet. 5:4, Gr amarantinos comp. 1:4). Probably the word amaranth" was applied to flowers we call "everlasting," the "immortal amaranth."
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