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Entry 26 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Crown

/(kr?n)/ · IPA /kɹaʊn/
01 p. p. p. p. of Crow.
  1. 1.
    p. p. of Crow.[Obs.] See: Crow
02 n. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; henc…
  1. 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.
    “They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” — 1 Cor. ix. 25.
    “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” — Rev. ii. 10.
  2. 2.
    A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
  3. 3.
    The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
    “Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown.” — Blackstone.
    “Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown.” — Macaulay.
  4. 4.
    Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
    “There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself.” — Junius.
  5. 5.
    Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
    “The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.” — Prov. xvi. 31.
    “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.” — Prov. xvi. 4.
  6. 6.
    Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
    “Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss.” — Milton.
  7. 7.
    The topmost part of anything; the summit.
    “The steepy crown of the bare mountains.” — Dryden.
  8. 8.
    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. See: Bird
    “From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches.” — Shak.
    “Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown.” — Bunyan.
  9. 9.
    The part of a hat above the brim.
  10. 10.
    The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.(Anat.)
  11. 11.
    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.(Arch.)
  12. 12.
    Same as Corona.(Bot.) See: Corona
  13. 13.
    That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.(Naut.)
  14. 14.
    The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
  15. 15.
    The dome of a furnace.
  16. 16.
    The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.(Geom.)
  17. 17.
    A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.(Eccl.)
  18. 18.
    A size of writing paper. See under Paper. See: Paper
  19. 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. 20.
    An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
Phrases & compounds
Crown of aberration — a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun.
Crown antler — the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim.
Crown bar — one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace.
Crown glass — See under Glass.
Crown imperial — See in the Vocabulary.
Crown jewels — the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown.
Crown land — land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign.
Crown law — the law which governs criminal prosecutions.
Crown lawyer — one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases.
Crown octavo — See under Paper.
Crown office — See in the Vocabulary.
Crown paper — See under Paper.
Crown piece — See in the Vocabulary.
Crown Prince — the heir apparent to a crown or throne.
Crown saw — See in the Vocabulary.
Crown scab — a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof.
Crown sheet — the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.
Crown shell — See Acorn-shell.
Crown side — a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees.
Crown wheel — See in the Vocabulary.
Crown work — See in the Vocabulary.
Pleas of the crown — criminal actions.
03 v. t. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
imp. & p. p. Crowned; p. pr. & vb. n. Crowning
  1. 1.
    To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
    “Her who fairest does appear, Crown her queen of all the year.” — Dryden.
    “Crown him, and say, “Long live our emperor.”” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
    “Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor.” — Ps. viii. 5.
  3. 3.
    To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
    “Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill.” — Byron.
    “One day shall crown the alliance.” — Shak.
    “To crown the whole, came a proposition.” — Motley.
  4. 4.
    To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.(Mech.)
  5. 5.
    To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.(Mil.)
Phrases & compounds
To crown a knot — to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other.