Definition of crown

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Crown (n.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure..

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Browbound :: Browbound (a.) Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
Crown :: Crown () p. p. of Crow.
Goura :: Goura (n.) One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura Victoria) and the crowned pigeon (G. coronata) are among the beat known species..
Fleur-de-lis :: Fleur-de-lis (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France..
Diadem :: Diadem (n.) Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general..
Aureole :: Aureole (n.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil..
Discrown :: Discrown (v. t.) To deprive of a crown.
Table :: Table (n.) A circular plate of crown glass.
Crown-saw :: Crown-saw (n.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion..
Usurp :: Usurp (v. t.) To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him..
Cuspid :: Cuspid (n.) One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.
Decrown :: Decrown (v. t.) To deprive of a crown; to discrown.
Hereditary :: Hereditary (a.) Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown..
Emblematical :: Emblematical (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity..
Discrowned :: Discrowned (imp. & p. p.) of Discrow.
Cardecu :: Cardecu (n.) A quarter of a crown.
Primogeniture :: Primogeniture (a.) The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue..
Non Obstante :: Non obstante () A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns..
Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..
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