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Crown (kr?n), p. p. of Crow. [Obs.]
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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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&hand_; 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 (Zo&ö;l.), 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. (Zo&ö;l.) 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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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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