Crown

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.
2. To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
3. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
4. The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
5. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
6. The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
7. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
8. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
9. 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.
10. The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
11. A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
12. To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
13. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
14. Same as Corona.
15. The dome of a furnace.
16. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
17. That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
18. The topmost part of anything; the summit.
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.
20. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
21. The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
22. The part of a hat above the brim.
23. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
24. p. p. of Crow.
25. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
26. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
27. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
28. 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.
29. of Crow