Coronet vs. Crown
Coronetnoun
A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
Coronetnoun
The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
Coronetnoun
The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
Coronetnoun
Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
Coronetnoun
A species of moth, Craniophora ligustri.
Coronetnoun
An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown.
Coronetnoun
The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin.
Coronetnoun
The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel.
Coronetnoun
a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
Coronetnoun
margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
Coronet
A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. By one definition, a coronet differs from other kinds of crowns in that a coronet never has arches, and from a tiara in that a coronet completely encircles the head, while a tiara does not.
Crownnoun
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
Crownnoun
(heraldry) A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry
Crownnoun
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
Crownnoun
(by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
Crownnoun
Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
Crownnoun
(metonym) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
Crownnoun
The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
Crownnoun
The topmost part of the head.
Crownnoun
The highest part of a hill.
Crownnoun
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the koruna, kruna, krone.
Crownnoun
(historical) A former pre-decimalization British coin worth five shillings.
Crownnoun
(botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
Crownnoun
(forestry) The top of a tree.
Crownnoun
(anatomy) The part of a tooth above the gums.
Crownnoun
(dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
Crownnoun
(nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling
Crownnoun
(nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet
Crownnoun
(nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
Crownnoun
The bights formed by the turns of a cable.
Crownnoun
(paper) In England, a standard size of printing paper measuring 20 x 15 inches.
Crownnoun
(paper) In American, a standard size of writing paper measuring 19 x 15 inches.
Crownnoun
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location
Crownnoun
(medical) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina
Crownnoun
(firearms) A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening
Crownnoun
The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
Crownnoun
The dome of a furnace.
Crownnoun
(geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
Crownnoun
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
Crownnoun
A whole turkey with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
Crownnoun
A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
Crownnoun
The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands
Crownadjective
Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
Crownadjective
Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
Crownverb
To place a crown on the head of.
Crownverb
To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
Crownverb
To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
Crownverb
To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
Crownverb
To declare (someone) a winner.
Crownverb
(medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
Crownverb
(transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
Crownverb
To hit on the head.
Crownverb
(video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
Crownverb
(board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
Crownverb
(firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.
Crownverb
(military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
Crownverb
(nautical) To lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other.
Crownverb
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Crown
p. p. of Crow.
Crownnoun
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.
Crownnoun
A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
Crownnoun
The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; - with the definite article.
Crownnoun
Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
Crownnoun
Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
Crownnoun
Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
Crownnoun
The topmost part of anything; the summit.
Crownnoun
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.
Crownnoun
The part of a hat above the brim.
Crownnoun
The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
Crownnoun
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.
Crownnoun
Same as Corona.
Crownnoun
That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
Crownnoun
The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
Crownnoun
The dome of a furnace.
Crownnoun
The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
Crownnoun
A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
Crownnoun
A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
Crownnoun
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.
Crownnoun
An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
Crownverb
To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
Crownverb
To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
Crownverb
To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
Crownverb
To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
Crownverb
To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
Crownnoun
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy;
Crownnoun
the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
Crownnoun
a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
Crownnoun
an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
Crownnoun
the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head
Crownnoun
an English coin worth 5 shillings
Crownnoun
the upper branches and leaves of a tree
Crownnoun
the top point of a mountain or hill;
Crownnoun
the award given to the champion
Crownnoun
the top of the head
Crownnoun
the center of a cambered road
Crownverb
invest with regal power; enthrone;
Crownverb
be the culminating event;
Crownverb
form the topmost part of;
Crownverb
put an enamel cover on;
Crownnoun
a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.
Crownnoun
the monarchy or reigning monarch
Crownnoun
an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown
Crownnoun
a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome.
Crownnoun
an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sport
Crownnoun
the top or highest part of something
Crownnoun
the top part of a person's head or a hat
Crownnoun
the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out
Crownnoun
the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant
Crownnoun
the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle.
Crownnoun
the part of a tooth projecting from the gum
Crownnoun
an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth
Crownnoun
a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes.
Crownnoun
a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown’, especially the krona or krone.
Crownnoun
a paper size, 384 × 504 mm.
Crownnoun
a book size, 186 × 123 mm.
Crownnoun
a book size, 246 × 189 mm.
Crownverb
ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch
Crownverb
declare or acknowledge (someone) as the best, especially at a sport
Crownverb
(in draughts) promote (a piece) to king by placing another on top of it
Crownverb
rest on or form the top of
Crownverb
be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one)
Crownverb
fit a crown to (a tooth)
Crownverb
hit on the head
Crownverb
(of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging
