Online English learning Courses
    courses   dictionary
Double-click any word on the page to look it up in the dictionary.

Audio English.net » Dictionary » C » Crescentia Cujete ... Criminal Possession

CRESTED

Pronunciation (US): 

English dictionary: Word overview

CRESTED (adjective)
  The adjective CRESTED has 3 senses:

1. bearing an heraldic device
2. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
3. (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

  Familiarity information: CRESTED used as an adjective is uncommon.


English dictionary: Word details


CRESTED (adjective)


Sense 1crested [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Bearing an heraldic device

Similar:

adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

Domain category:

heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)


Sense 2crested [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination

Synonyms:

topknotted; crested; tufted

Context examples:

golden crested / crested iris / crested oriole / tufted duck / tufted loosestrife

Similar:

adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)


Sense 3crested [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume

Synonyms:

crested; plumed

Similar:

adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)


English Proverbs
"There's no place like home."
(English proverb)
"Boys will be boys and play boyish games."
(Latin proverb)
"The forest provides food to the hunter after they are exhaustingly tired."
(Zimbabwean proverb)
"A curse turns against the one who uttered it."
(Corsican proverb)


What other visitors were searching for:
Definition of crested
English language terminology
What does crested mean?
Native speakers audio
Crested synonyms in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary
Audio English terms
Proper usage and pronunciation of the word crested

Related FAQs:
CRESTED

Page delivered in 0.0411 seconds





Add to favorites


Dictionary: go up
Dictionary: go down