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crown

¹crown

noun, often attributive \ˈkrau̇n\

Definition of CROWN

: a reward of victory or mark of honor; especially : the title representing the championship in a sport

: a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : diadem

: the highest part: as a : the topmost part of the skull or head b : the summit of a mountain c : the head of foliage of a tree or shrub d : the part of a hat or other headgear covering the crown of the head e : the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this — see tooth illustration

: a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head

a : something resembling a wreath or crown b : the knurled cap on top of a watch stem

often capitalized a (1) : imperial or regal power : sovereignty (2) : the government under a constitutional monarchy b : monarch

: something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish : culmination

a : any of several old gold coins with a crown as part of the device b : an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings

a : koruna b : krona c : krone d : kroon

a : the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge b : the arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it — see anchor illustration

— crowned \ˈkrau̇nd\ adjective

— crown·less \-ləs\ adjective

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Examples of CROWN

The winner of the beauty pageant walked down the runway wearing her sparkling crown.
the blessing of the Spanish crown
She was appointed by the Crown.

Origin of CROWN

Middle English coroune, crowne, from Anglo-French corone, from Latin corona wreath, crown, from Greek korōnē culmination, something curved like a crow's beak, literally, crow; akin to Latin cornix crow, Greek korax raven — more at raven

First Known Use: 12th century