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Crest :: Crest (v. t.) To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes..

Cockatoo :: Cockatoo (n.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus..

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

Crestfallen :: Crestfallen (a.) With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed..

Martineta :: Martineta (n.) A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest..

Ridge :: Ridge (n.) The back, or top of the back; a crest..

Copped :: Copped (a.) Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.

Cassican :: Cassican (n.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird..

Crown :: Crown (n.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach..

Dragon :: Dragon (n.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious..

Tappit Hen :: Tappit hen () A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen..

Timbre :: Timbre (n.) The crest on a coat of arms.

Cockshead :: Cockshead (n.) A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods..

Wamble-cropped :: Wamble-cropped (a.) Sick at the stomach; also, crestfallen; dejected..

Combless :: Combless (a.) Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock..

Crest :: Crest (n.) The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage..

Escroll :: Escroll (n.) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest..

Umber :: Umber (n.) An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird..

Cresting :: Cresting (n.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

Crest :: Crest (n.) The ridge or top of a wave.

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