Main Entry:: ¹crest
Pronunciation:: \ˈkrest\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English creste, from Anglo-French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair
Date:: 14th century

1 a: a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird — see bird illustration b: the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet ; also : the top of a helmet c (1): a heraldic representation of the crest (2): a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon but not upon a helmet (3): coat of arms 2a d: a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body2: something suggesting a crest esp. in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: as a: peak ; especially : the top line of a mountain or hill b: the ridge of a roof c: the top of a wave 3 a: a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic b: climax , culmination <at the crest of his fame>

— crest·al

\ˈkres-t^əl\ adjective

— crest·less

\-ləs\ adjective

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